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root

Meaning of “root”

Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 29:18

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2 Kings 19:30

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And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Kings 19:30 · retained source text

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Iudah, shall yet againe take root downeward, and beare fruit vpward.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the escaping of the house of Iudah that remaineth.

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Deuteronomy 29:18 Job 19:28 Proverbs 12:12 Isaiah 37:31 Hosea 9:16 Mark 4:6 Romans 11:17 Revelation 22:16