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rase

Meaning of “rase”

To lay level with the ground.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
2 occurrences1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Psalms 137:7

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KJV PCE
Psalms 137:7
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 137:7 · retained source text

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom, in the day of Ierusalem; who sayd, rase it, rase it: euen to the foundation thereof.

1611 marginal noteHeb. make bare.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

to lay level with the ground.

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