KJV dictionary & concordance

nail

Meaning of “nail”

Sense 1: A pointed metal fastener. Sense 2: To fasten or pierce with nails.

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8 occurrences7 verses4 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Judges 4:21

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Every verse containing “nail”

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Judges 4:21

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Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 4:21 · retained source text

Then Iael Hebers wife, tooke a naile of the tent, and tooke an hammer in her hand, and went softly vnto him, and smote the naile into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: (for he was fast asleepe, and weary;) so he died.

1611 marginal noteHebr. put.

Judges 4:22

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And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Judges 4:22 · retained source text

And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Iael came out to meet him, and said vnto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the naile was in his temples.

Judges 5:26

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She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

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1611 witness · Judges 5:26 · retained source text

Shee put her hand to the naile, and her right hand to the workemens hammer: and with the hammer shee smote Sisera, shee smote off his head, when she had pearsed & striken through his temples.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hammered.

Ezra 9:8

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And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

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1611 witness · Ezra 9:8 · retained source text

And now for a litle space grace hath bene shewed from the LORD our God, to leaue vs a remnant to escape, and to giue vs a naile in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and giue vs a litle reuiuing in our bondage:

1611 marginal noteHebr. moment.

1611 marginal noteOr, a pinne

1611 marginal noteThat is, a constant and sure abode.

Isaiah 22:23

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And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.

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1611 witness · Isaiah 22:23 · retained source text

And I will fasten him as a naile in asure place, and he shalbe for a glorious throne to his fathers house.

Isaiah 22:25

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In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.

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1611 witness · Isaiah 22:25 · retained source text

In that day, sayth the LORD of hostes, shall the naile that is fastened in the sure place, be remooued, and be cut downe and fall: and the burden that was vpon it shall bee cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Zechariah 10:4

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