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lesser

Meaning of “lesser”

Smaller or lower in degree or rank.

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3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 1:16

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Every verse containing “lesser”

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Genesis 1:16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:16 · retained source text

And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.

1611 marginal noteHebr. for the rule of the day, &c.

Isaiah 7:25
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:25 · retained source text

And on all hilles that shalbe digged with the mattocke, there shall not come thither the feare of briars and thornes: but it shall bee for the sending foorth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattell.

Ezekiel 43:14
And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 43:14 · retained source text

And from the bottom vpon the ground, euen to the lower settle, shalbe two cubits, and the breadth one cubite, and from the lesser settle euen to the greater settle shalbe foure cubites, and the breadth one cubite.

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