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higher

Meaning of “higher”

Comparative form of high: more elevated or greater in height, rank, degree, or importance.. Sense 1: Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance. Sense 2: As an adverb, greatly or aloft.

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21 occurrences18 verses14 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Numbers 24:7

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Nehemiah 4:13
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¶ Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 4:13 · retained source text

¶ Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I euen set the people, after their families, with their swords, their speares, and their bowes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from the lower parts of the place, &c.

Complete reference index — all 18 verses
Numbers 24:71 Samuel 9:21 Samuel 10:232 Kings 15:35Nehemiah 4:13Job 35:5Psalms 61:2Psalms 89:27Ecclesiastes 5:8Isaiah 55:9Jeremiah 36:10Ezekiel 9:2Ezekiel 42:5Ezekiel 43:13Daniel 8:3Luke 14:10Romans 13:1Hebrews 7:26

Where “higher” appears

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Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes2 occurrences
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesDaniel2 occurrences
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
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