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invented

Meaning of “invented”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of invent, meaning to devise or contrive for oneself.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Chronicles 26:15

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2 Chronicles 26:15
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 26:15 · retained source text

And hee made in Ierusalem engines inuented by cunning men, to bee on the towers, & vpon the bulwarks, to shoote arrowes and great stones withall: and his name spread farre abroad, for he was marueilously helped, till he was strong.

1611 marginal noteHeb. went foorth.

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Historical definitions

Found out; devised; contrived; forged; fabricated.

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