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lien

Meaning of “lien”

1. Lain or reclined. 2. In sexual contexts, had sexual relations with someone.

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:10

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Every verse containing “lien”

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Genesis 26:10
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 26:10 · retained source text

And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done vnto vs? one of the people might lightly haue lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest haue brought guiltinesse vpon vs.

Psalms 68:13
Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 68:13 · retained source text

Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shall yee bee as the wings of a doue, couered with siluer, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Jeremiah 3:2
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:2 · retained source text

Lift vp thine eyes vnto the high places, and see where thou hast not bene lien with: in the wayes hast thou sate for them, as the Arabian in the wildernesse, and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredomes, and with thy wickednes.

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