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hollow

Meaning of “hollow”

Containing an empty space, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
10 occurrences8 verses6 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 32:25

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “hollow”

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Genesis 32:25
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 32:25 · retained source text

And when he saw, that he preuailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh: and the hollow of Iacobs thigh was out of ioynt, as hee wrestled with him.

Genesis 32:32
Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 32:32 · retained source text

Therefore the children of Israel eate not of the sinewe which shranke, which is vpon the hollow of the thigh, vnto this day: because hee touched the hollow of Iacobs thigh, in the sinewe that shranke.

Exodus 27:8
hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 27:8 · retained source text

Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. he shewed.

Exodus 38:7
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:7 · retained source text

And hee put the staues into the rings on the sides of the Altar, to beare it withall; hee made the Altar hollow with boards.

Leviticus 14:37
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 14:37 · retained source text

And he shal looke on the plague: and behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house, with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower then the wall;

Judges 15:19
But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 15:19 · retained source text

But God claue an hollow place that was in the iawe, and there came water thereout, & when he had drunke, his spirit came againe, and he reuiued: wherefore hee called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi, vnto this day:

1611 marginal noteOr, Lehi.

1611 marginal noteThat is, the well of him that called or cried.

Isaiah 40:12
¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 40:12 · retained source text

¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand? and meted out heauen with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountaines in scales, and the hilles in a balance?

1611 marginal noteHeb. a Tierce.

Jeremiah 52:21
And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:21 · retained source text

And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteene cubites, and a fillet of twelue cubites did compasse it, and the thickenesse thereof was foure fingers: it was hollow.

1611 marginal noteHeb. threed

1611 marginal note1.King.7.15. 2.king.25.17. 2.chro.3.15.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Containing an empty space, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 915