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manger

Meaning of “manger”

A feeding trough or place for cattle.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Luke 2:7

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Every verse containing “manger”

KJV PCE
Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 2:7 · retained source text

And she brought foorth her first borne sonne, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no roome for them in the Inne.

Luke 2:12
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 2:12 · retained source text

And this shall be a signe vnto you; yee shall find the babe wrapped in swadling clothes lying in a manger.

Luke 2:16
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 2:16 · retained source text

And they came with haste, and found Mary and Ioseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A trough or box in which fodder is laid for cattle, or the place in which horses and cattle are fed.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 102