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nose

Meaning of “nose”

The projecting part of the face containing the nostrils and serving chiefly for smell and breathing.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
12 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 21:18

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Ezekiel 8:17
¶ Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 8:17 · retained source text

¶ Then he said vnto me, Hast thou seene this, O sonne of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Iudah, that they commit the abominations, which they commit heere? for they haue filled the land with violence, and haue returned to prouoke me to anger: and loe, they put the branch to their nose.

1611 marginal noteOr is there any thing lighter than to commit?

Ezekiel 23:25
And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 23:25 · retained source text

And I will set my ielousie against thee, and they shall deale furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine eares, and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sonnes and thy daughters, and thy residue shal be deuoured by the fire.

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The prominent part of the face that contains the nostrils and serves as the organ of smell and a passage for breath.

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