KJV dictionary & concordance

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:8

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Joshua 8:29

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And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Joshua 8:29 · retained source text

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree vntil euentide: and assoone as the sunne was downe, Ioshua commaunded that they should take his carkeise downe from the tree, and cast it at the entring of the gate of the citie, and raise thereon a great heape of stones that remaineth vnto this day.

1611 marginal noteChap. 7.25.

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Genesis 38:8 1 Samuel 2:35 Psalms 41:10 Jeremiah 30:9 Amos 6:14 Matthew 22:24 John 6:54 James 5:15

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

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To rouse; to stir up.

printed p. 275; PDF p. 295; Internet Archive leaf n294