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lance

Meaning of “lance”

A spear used as a weapon.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Jeremiah 50:42

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The KJV occurrence

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Jeremiah 50:42
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:42 · retained source text

They shall holde the bow and the lance: they are cruell and will not shewe mercy: their voice shall roare like the sea, and they shall ride vpon horses, euery one put in aray like a man to the battell, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A spear, an offensive weapon in form of a half pike, used by the ancients and thrown by the hand.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 34