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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.

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:23

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Habakkuk 2:19
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Habakkuk 2:19 · retained source text

Woe vnto him that saith to the wood, Awake: to the dumbe stone, Arise, it shall teach: behold, it is layed ouer with gold and siluer, and there is no breath at all in the middest of it.

Haggai 2:15
And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Haggai 2:15 · retained source text

And now I pray you consider from this day and vpward, from before a stone was laid vpon a stone in the Temple of the LORD.

Haggai 2:18
Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Haggai 2:18 · retained source text

Consider now from this day, and vpward from the foure and twentieth day of the ninth moneth, euen from the day that the foundatio of the LORDs Temple was laid, consider it.

Zechariah 3:9
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 3:9 · retained source text

For behold the stone that I haue layd before Ioshua: vpon one stone shall be seuen eyes, behold, I will engraue the grauing thereof, saith the LORD of hostes, and I will remoue the iniquitie of that land in one day.

Zechariah 4:9
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 4:9 · retained source text

The hands of Zerubbabel haue layed the foundation of this house: his hands shall also finish it, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hostes hath sent me vnto you.

Zechariah 7:14
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 7:14 · retained source text

But I scattered them with a whirlewinde among all the nations, whom they knew not: thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through, nor returned: for they layed the pleasant land desolate.

1611 marginal noteHeb. land of desire.

Zechariah 8:9
¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 8:9 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD of hostes, Let your handes be strong, ye that heare in these dayes, these wordes by the mouth of the Prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laied, that the Temple might be built.

Malachi 1:3
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Malachi 1:3 · retained source text

And I hated Esau, and layde his mountaines, and his heritage waste, for the dragons of the wildernesse.

Matthew 3:10
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 3:10 · retained source text

And now also the axe is layd vnto the root of the trees: Therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

1611 marginal noteChap. 7.19.

Matthew 8:14
¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 8:14 · retained source text

¶ And when Iesus was come into Peters house, hee saw his wiues mother laid, and sicke of a feuer:

1611 marginal noteMar. 1.29. luke 4.38.

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