Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

laid

Meaning of “laid”

Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
279 occurrences271 verses48 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 9:23

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “laid”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 1–4 of 4 · 4 word occurrences in this result

Jeremiah 4:7
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:7 · retained source text

The Lion is come vp from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; hee is gone foorth from his place to make thy land desolate, and thy cities shall be layed waste, without an inhabitant.

Jeremiah 36:20
¶ And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:20 · retained source text

¶ And they went in to the King into the Court, bnt they layed vp the roule in the chamber of Elishama the Scribe, and told all the words in the eares of the king.

Jeremiah 50:24
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:24 · retained source text

I haue laide a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found and also caught, because thou hast striuen against the LORD.

Complete reference index — all 271 verses

Where “laid” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions