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holding

Meaning of “holding”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of hold. Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent.

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9 occurrences9 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 33:15

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “holding”

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Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 33:15 · retained source text

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh vprightly, hee that despiseth the gaine of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his eares from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing euill:

1611 marginal noteHeb. in righteousnesses.

1611 marginal noteHeb. vprightnesses.

1611 marginal noteOr, deceits.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods

1611 marginal notePsal.15.2. and 24.3.

Jeremiah 6:11
Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:11 · retained source text

Therefore I am full of the furie of the LORD: I am weary with holding in: I will powre it out vpon the children abroad, and vpon the assembly of yong men together: for euen the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of dayes.

Mark 7:3
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 7:3 · retained source text

For the Pharises and all the Iewes, except they wash their hands oft, eate not, holding the tradition of the elders.

1611 marginal noteOr, diligently, in the Originall, with the fist: Theophilact, vp to the elbowe.

Philippians 2:16
holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philippians 2:16 · retained source text

Holding foorth the word of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither laboured in vaine.

Colossians 2:19
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Colossians 2:19 · retained source text

And not holding the head, from which all the body by ioynts and bands hauing nourishment ministred, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

Titus 1:9
holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Titus 1:9 · retained source text

Holding fast the faithfull word, as hee hath beene taught, that he may bee able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to conuince the gainsayers.

1611 marginal noteOr, in teaching.

Revelation 7:1
AND after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 7:1 · retained source text

¶ And after these things, I saw foure Angels standing on the foure corners of the Earth, holding the foure windes of the earth, that the winde should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

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