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raise

Meaning of “raise”

Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
59 occurrences58 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 38:8

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2 Samuel 12:11
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Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 12:11 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise vp euill against thee out of thine owne house, and I will take thy wiues before thine eyes, and giue them vnto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wiues in the sight of this Sunne.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 28.30. chap. 16.22.

2 Samuel 12:17
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And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 12:17 · retained source text

And the Elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him vp from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eate bread with them.

Complete reference index — all 58 verses
Genesis 38:8Exodus 23:1Deuteronomy 18:15Deuteronomy 18:18Deuteronomy 25:7Joshua 8:29Ruth 4:5Ruth 4:101 Samuel 2:352 Samuel 12:112 Samuel 12:171 Kings 14:141 Chronicles 17:11Job 3:8Job 19:12Job 30:12Psalms 41:10Isaiah 15:5Isaiah 29:3Isaiah 44:26Isaiah 49:6Isaiah 58:12Isaiah 61:4Jeremiah 23:5Jeremiah 30:9Jeremiah 50:9Jeremiah 50:32Jeremiah 51:1Ezekiel 23:22Ezekiel 34:29Hosea 6:2Joel 3:7Amos 5:2Amos 6:14Amos 9:11Micah 5:5Habakkuk 1:3Habakkuk 1:6Zechariah 11:16Matthew 3:9Matthew 10:8Matthew 22:24Mark 12:19Luke 3:8Luke 20:28John 2:19John 6:39John 6:40John 6:44John 6:54Acts 2:30Acts 3:22Acts 7:37Acts 26:81 Corinthians 6:142 Corinthians 4:14Hebrews 11:19James 5:15

Where “raise” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy3 occurrences
3 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseRuth2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos4 occurrences
3 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesActs4 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
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