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holds

Meaning of “holds”

Sense 1: Fortified places, strongholds, or places of defense. Sense 2: As a verb, keeps, grasps, possesses, or restrains.

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21 occurrences21 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 13:19

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Lamentations 2:2
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The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:2 · retained source text

The LORD hath swallowed vp all the habitations of Iacob, and hath not pitied: he hath throwen downe in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Iudah: he hath brought them down to the ground: hee hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made to couch.

Lamentations 2:5
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The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 2:5 · retained source text

The LORD was an enemie: he hath swallowed vp Israel, hee hath swallowed vp all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Iudah mourning and lamentation.

Complete reference index — all 21 verses
Numbers 13:19Judges 6:21 Samuel 23:141 Samuel 23:191 Samuel 23:292 Kings 8:122 Chronicles 11:11Psalms 89:40Isaiah 23:11Jeremiah 48:18Jeremiah 48:41Jeremiah 51:30Lamentations 2:2Lamentations 2:5Ezekiel 19:9Daniel 11:24Daniel 11:39Micah 5:11Nahum 3:12Nahum 3:142 Corinthians 10:4

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Numbers1 occurrence
1 verseJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
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