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sheet

Meaning of “sheet”

A broad piece of cloth.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 10:11

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Every verse containing “sheet”

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Acts 10:11
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 10:11 · retained source text

And saw heauen opened, and a certaine vessell descending vnto him, as it had beene a great sheete, knit at the foure corners, and let downe to the earth:

Acts 11:5
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 11:5 · retained source text

I was in the citie of Ioppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certaine vessell descend, as it had beene a great sheete, let downe from heauen by foure corners, and it came euen to me.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A broad and large piece of linen or cloth.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 581