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lily

Meaning of “lily”

A flowering plant called a lily.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
5 occurrences5 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Kings 7:19

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Every verse containing “lily”

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1 Kings 7:19
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:19 · retained source text

And the chapiters that were vpon the top of the pillars, were of lillie worke in the porch, foure cubites.

1 Kings 7:22
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:22 · retained source text

And vpon the top of the pillars was lillie worke: so was the worke of the pillars finished.

Song of Solomon 2:1
I AM the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 2:1 · retained source text

¶ I Am the rose of Sharon, and the lillie of the valleys.

Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 14:5 · retained source text

I wil be as the dew vnto Israel: hee shall grow as the lillie, and cast foorth his rootes as Lebanon.

1611 marginal noteOr, blossom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. strike.

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