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lightened

Meaning of “lightened”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of lighten, meaning to make light or give light; to illuminate, enlighten, flash, or relieve a burden.

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First occurrence: Psalms 34:5

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Every verse containing “lightened”

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Psalms 34:5
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 34:5 · retained source text

They looked vnto him, and were lightned: and their faces were not ashamed.

1611 marginal noteOr, they flowed vnto him.

Psalms 77:18
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 77:18 · retained source text

The voice of thy thunder was in the heauen: the lightnings lightned the world, the earth trembled and shooke.

Acts 27:38
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 27:38 · retained source text

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

Revelation 18:1
AND after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 18:1 · retained source text

¶ And after these things, I saw another Angel come downe from heauen, hauing great power, and the earth was lightened with his glory.

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