¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:18 · retained source text
¶ Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaide it with the best gold.
KJV dictionary & concordance
ivory
Meaning of “ivory”
The hard, fine, pale material of an elephant's tusk, used for costly objects and as a comparison for whiteness or smoothness.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences13 verses7 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: 1 Kings 10:18
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Every verse containing “ivory”
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:22 · retained source text
For the king had at sea a nauie of Tharshish, with the nauie of Hiram: once in three yeeres came the nauie of Tharshish, bringing golde and siluer, yuorie, and apes, and peacocks.
1611 marginal noteOr, Elephants teeth.
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 22:39 · retained source text
Now the rest of the actes of Ahab, and all that he did, and the Iuory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 9:17 · retained source text
Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaid it with pure gold.
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 9:21 · retained source text
For the kings ships went to Tarshish with the seruants of Huram: euerie three yeeres once came the ships of Tarshish bringing golde, and siluer, yuorie, and apes, and peacocks.
1611 marginal noteOr, elephants teeth.
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 45:8 · retained source text
All thy garments smell of myrrhe, and aloes, and cassia: out of the Iuorie palaces, whereby they haue made thee glad.
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 5:14 · retained source text
His hands are as gold rings set with the Berill: His belly is as bright iuorie, ouerlayd with Saphires.
Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 7:4 · retained source text
Thy necke is as a towre of yuory: thine eyes like the fish pooles in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the towre of Lebanon, which looketh toward Damascus.
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:6 · retained source text
Of the okes of Bashan haue they made thine oares: the companie of the Ashurites haue made thy benches of Yuorie, brought out of the Iles of Chittim.
1611 marginal noteOr, they haue made hatches of Yuorie well troden.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the daughter.
The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:15 · retained source text
The men of Dedan were thy merchants, many Iles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present, hornes of Iuorie, and Ebenie.
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The hard, solid, fine white substance of an elephant's tusk.