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mountain

Meaning of “mountain”

Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:8

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Joshua 18:16
And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 18:16 · retained source text

And the border came downe to the end of the mountaine, that lieth before the valley of the sonne of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the Giants on the North, and descended to the valley of Hinnom to the side of Iebusi on the South, and descended to En-Rogel,

Joshua 20:7
¶ And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 20:7 · retained source text

¶ And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron) in the mountaine of Iudah.

1611 marginal noteHebr. sanctified.

Judges 1:9
¶ And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 1:9 · retained source text

¶ And afterward the children of Iudah went downe to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the moūtaine, & in the South, and in the valley.

1611 marginal noteOr, lowe countrey.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 10.36. and 11.21. and 15.13.

Judges 1:19
And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 1:19 · retained source text

And the LORD was with Iudah, and hee draue out the inhabitants of the mountaine, but could not driue out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had charets of yron.

1611 marginal noteOr, he possesed the mountaine.

Judges 1:34
And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:34 · retained source text

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountaine: for they would not suffer them to come downe to the valley.

Judges 3:27
And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 3:27 · retained source text

And it came to passe when hee was come, that hee blew a trumpet in the mountaine of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went downe with him from the mount, & he before them.

1 Samuel 17:3
And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:3 · retained source text

And the Philistines stood on a mountaine on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountaine on the other side: and there was a valley betweene them.

1 Samuel 23:14
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 23:14 · retained source text

And Dauid abode in the wildernesse in strong holds, and remained in a mountaine in the wildernes of Ziph: and Saul sought him euery day, but God deliuered him not into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:26
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 23:26 · retained source text

And Saul went on this side of the mountaine, and Dauid and his men on that side of the mountaine: and Dauid made haste to get away for feare of Saul: for Saul and his men compassed Dauid and his men round about to take them.

2 Kings 2:16
¶ And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 2:16 · retained source text

¶ And they said vnto him, Behold now, there bee with thy seruants fiftie strong men, let them goe, we pray thee, and seeke thy master: lest peraduenture the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him vp, and cast him vpon some mountaine, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

1611 marginal noteHebr. sonnes of strength.

1611 marginal noteHebr. one of the mountaines.

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