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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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44 occurrences43 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 29:18

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Mark 4:6
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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1611 witness · Mark 4:6 · retained source text

But when the Sunne was vp, it was scorched, and because it had no roote, it withered away.

Mark 4:17
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
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1611 witness · Mark 4:17 · retained source text

And haue no roote in themselues, and so endure but for a time: afterward when affliction or persecution ariseth for the words sake, immediately they are offended.

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