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oil

Meaning of “oil”

1. An oily substance, especially olive oil. 2. To anoint or supply with oil.

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202 occurrences187 verses31 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 28:18

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Psalms 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 141:5 · retained source text

Let the righteous smite mee, it shalbe a kindnesse: and let him reprooue me, it shalbe an excellent oile, which shall not breake my head: for yet my prayer also shalbe in their calamities.

1611 marginal noteOr, let the righteous smite mee kindly, and reproue me, let not their precious oile breake my head, &c.

Proverbs 5:3
¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 5:3 · retained source text

¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an hony combe, and her mouth is smoother then oyle.

1611 marginal noteHeb. palate

1611 marginal noteChap.2.16. and 6.24.

Proverbs 21:17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 21:17 · retained source text

He that loueth pleasure, shall be a poore man: hee that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be rich.

1611 marginal noteOr, sport.

Isaiah 41:19
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 41:19 · retained source text

I will plant in the wildernes the Cedar, the Shittah tree, and the Myrtle, and the Oyle tree: I will set in the desert the Firre tree, and the Pine and the Boxe tree together:

Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 61:3 · retained source text

To appoint vnto them that mourne in Zion, to giue vnto them beautie for ashes, the oyle of ioy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heauinesse, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Jeremiah 31:12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:12 · retained source text

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodnesse of the LORD, for wheate, and for wine, and for oyle, and for the young of the flocke and of the herd: and their soule shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

1611 marginal noteIsai.58.11.

Jeremiah 40:10
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 40:10 · retained source text

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serue the Caldeans, which will come vnto vs: but yee, gather yee wine, and summer fruits, and oyle, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities, that yee haue taken.

Jeremiah 41:8
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 41:8 · retained source text

But ten men were found among them, that said vnto Ishmael, Slay vs not: for we haue treasures in the field, of wheate, and of barley, and of oyle, and of hony: so he forbare, and slewe them not among their brethren.

Ezekiel 16:9
Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:9 · retained source text

Then washed I thee with water: yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oyle.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods.

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