KJV dictionary & concordance

nest

Meaning of “nest”

1. A place made or used by a bird for its eggs or young. 2. By comparison, a dwelling or resting place.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

15 occurrences15 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 24:21

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KJV PCE

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Job 29:18 · retained source text

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 39:27 · retained source text

Doeth the Eagle mount vp at thy commaund? and make her nest on high?

1611 marginal noteHebr. by thy mouth.

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Historical English dictionary sources

The place formed or used by a bird for eggs and young; by extension, an abode, dwelling, or receptacle.

volume 2, leaf 184, column 2 (main_dictionary)