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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.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences15 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 24:21

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Numbers 24:21
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
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And hee looked on the Kenites, and tooke vp his parable, and saide, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rocke:

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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)