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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.

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:8

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Ezekiel 23:22
¶ Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 23:22 · retained source text

¶ Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the LORD God, Behold, I will raise vp thy louers against thee, from whom thy minde is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on euery side;

Ezekiel 34:29
And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 34:29 · retained source text

And I will raise vp for them a plant of renowne, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither beare the shame of the heathen any more.

1611 marginal noteOr, for renowne.

1611 marginal noteHeb. taken away.

1611 marginal noteIsai.11.1. ier.23.5.

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