KJV dictionary & concordance

roots

Meaning of “roots”

Sense 1: The underground parts by which plants are fixed and nourished. Sense 2: Figuratively, origins, causes, or established bases.

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20 occurrences19 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 2 Chronicles 7:20

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I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Hosea 14:5 · retained source text

I wil be as the dew vnto Israel: hee shall grow as the lillie, and cast foorth his rootes as Lebanon.

1611 marginal noteOr, blossom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. strike.

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