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knead

Meaning of “knead”

To work and press ingredients, especially flour and liquid, into a well-mixed mass or dough.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 18:6

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Every verse containing “knead”

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Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 18:6 · retained source text

And Abraham hastened into the tent, vnto Sarah, & said; Make ready quickly three measures of fine meale, knead it, and make cakes vpon the hearth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Hasten.

Jeremiah 7:18
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 7:18 · retained source text

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, & the women knead their dough to make cakes to the Queene of heauen, and to powre out drinke offerings vnto other gods, that they may prouoke me to anger.

1611 marginal noteOr, frame, or workmanship of heauen.

1611 marginal noteChap. 44.19.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To work and press ingredients into a mass, usually with the hands; particularly, to work into a well-mixed mass the materials of bread, cake, or paste.

volume 2, leaf 27, column 2 (main_dictionary)