KJV dictionary & concordance
To cut or clip something from the surface with an instrument of two blades; to separate any thing from the surface by shears, scissors or a like instrument.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 31:19
Complete exact-word concordance
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
And Laban went to sheare his sheepe: and Rachel had stollen the Images that were her fathers.
1611 marginal noteHebr. Teraphim.
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
And it was told Lamar, saying, Behold, thy father in law goeth vp to Timnath to sheare his sheepe.
¶ All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
¶ All the firstling males that come of thy heard, and of thy flock, thou shalt sanctifie vnto the LORD thy God: thou shalt doe no worke with the firstling of thy bullocke, nor sheare the firstling of thy sheepe.
1611 marginal noteExod. 34.19.
¶ And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
¶ And Dauid heard in the wildernesse, that Nabal did sheare his sheepe.
Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
Then sayd the LORD vnto Isaiah; Goe forth now to meete Ahaz, thou, & Shear-iashub thy sonne, at the end of the conduit of the vpper poole in the high way of the fullers field.
1611 marginal noteThat is, the remnant shal returne.
1611 marginal noteOr, causeway.
1611 marginal note2.kings. 18.17.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To cut or clip something from the surface with an instrument of two blades; to separate any thing from the surface by shears, scissors or a like instrument.
