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knees

Meaning of “knees”

Plural form of knee (the joint between the thigh and lower leg, especially as bent or bowed).

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30 occurrences30 verses17 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 30:3

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2 Kings 1:13
¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 1:13 · retained source text

¶ And hee sent againe a captaine of the third fiftie, with his fiftie: and the third captaine of fiftie went vp, and came and fell on his knees before Eliiah, and besought him, and saide vnto him, Oh man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fiftie thy seruants, be precious in thy sight.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bowed.

2 Kings 4:20
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:20 · retained source text

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, hee sate on her knees till noone, and then died.

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