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sieve

Meaning of “sieve”

An instrument used to separate particles by sifting.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 30:28

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Every verse containing “sieve”

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Isaiah 30:28
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:28 · retained source text

And his breath as an ouerflowing streame, shall reach to the midst of the necke, to sift the nations with the sieue of vanitie: and there shalbe a bridle in the iawes of the people causing them to erre.

Amos 9:9
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 9:9 · retained source text

For loe, I will commaund, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corne is sifted in a sieue, yet shall not the least graine fall vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cease to moue.

1611 marginal noteHeb. stone.

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Historical definitions

An utensil for separating flour from bran, or the fine part of any pulverized or fine substance from the coarse, by the hand.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 594