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lime

Meaning of “lime”

A substance produced by burning bones or other material.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-references
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 33:12

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “lime”

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Isaiah 33:12
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 33:12 · retained source text

And the people shalbe as the burnings of lyme: as thornes cut vp shall they be burnt in the fire.

Amos 2:1
THUS saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 2:1 · retained source text

¶ Thus sayth the LORD, For three transgressions of Moab, and for foure, I wil not turne away the punishment thereof, because hee burnt the bones of the King of Edom into lime.

1611 marginal note2.Kings.3.27.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Isaiah 33:12; Amos 2:1

Burnings of lime and bones burned into lime establish a substance produced by burning.