KJV dictionary & concordance
A peg or fastening piece used to secure something or from which an object may be hung.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Judges 16:14
Complete exact-word concordance
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
And she fastened it with the pinne, and said vnto him, The Philistines be vpon thee, Samson. And hee awaked out of his sleepe, and went away with the pinne of the beame, & with the web.
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Shall wood bee taken thereof to doe any worke? or, will men take a pin of it, to hang any vessell thereon?
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Judges directly says the web was fastened with the pin, and Ezekiel asks whether a pin is made to hang a vessel. The candidate's fastening-or-hanging function is intrinsic.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
A small peg or fastening piece; a piece on which something may be fixed or hung.
