KJV dictionary & concordance

mire

Meaning of “mire”

Wet, muddy ground; mud or filth.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references

15 occurrences14 verses8 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 22:43

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “mire”

KJV PCE

Jeremiah 38:6

Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 38:6 · retained source text

Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with cords: and in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Ieremiah sunke in the mire.

1611 marginal noteOr, of the king.

Jeremiah 38:22

Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗

And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 38:22 · retained source text

And behold, all the women that are left in the king of Iudahs house, shalbe brought forth to the king of Babylons Princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends haue set thee on, and haue preuailed against thee: thy feet are sunke in the mire, and they are turned away backe.

1611 marginal noteHebr. men of thy peace.

Complete reference index — all 14 verses

2 Samuel 22:43 Job 8:11 Job 30:19 Job 41:30 Psalms 69:2 Psalms 69:14 Isaiah 10:6 Isaiah 57:20 Jeremiah 38:6 Jeremiah 38:22 Micah 7:10 Zechariah 9:3 Zechariah 10:5 2 Peter 2:22

Where “mire” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Isaiah2 occurrences
2 verses Jeremiah3 occurrences
2 verses Micah1 occurrence
1 verse Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse

Source order

Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

2 Samuel 22:43 Job 30:19 Psalms 69:2 Isaiah 10:6 Isaiah 57:20 Jeremiah 38:22 Zechariah 9:3 2 Peter 2:22