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leaven

Meaning of “leaven”

Sense 1: Fermented dough used to make other dough rise; figuratively, a spreading influence. Sense 2: To make rise or ferment by leaven; to work through and affect the whole mass.

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23 occurrences20 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:15

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Mark 8:15
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
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1611 witness · Mark 8:15 · retained source text

And hee charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leauen of the Pharisees, and of the leauen of Herode.

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