¶ 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?
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The hard, solid, fine white substance of an elephant's tusk.