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measures

Meaning of “measures”

Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.

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39 occurrences36 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:6

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1 Kings 4:22
¶ And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 4:22 · retained source text

¶ And Solomons prouision for one day, was thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale,

1611 marginal noteHeb. bread.

1611 marginal noteHeb, Cors.

1 Kings 5:11
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:11 · retained source text

And Solomon gaue Hiram twentie thousand measures of wheate for food to his houshold, and twentie measures of pure oile: thus gaue Solomon to Hiram yeere by yeere.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Cors.

1 Kings 7:9
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:9 · retained source text

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with sawes, within and without, euen from the foundation vnto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

1 Kings 7:11
And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:11 · retained source text

And aboue were costly stones (after the measures of hewed stones) and Cedars.

1 Kings 18:32
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:32 · retained source text

And with the stones hee built an altar in the Name of the LORD, and hee made a trench about the altar, as great as would containe two measures of seed.

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