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skull

Meaning of “skull”

The bone that forms the exterior of the head, and incloses the brain; the brain-pan.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
5 occurrences5 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 9:53

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “skull”

KJV PCE
Judges 9:53
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 9:53 · retained source text

And a certaine woman cast a piece of a milstone vpon Abimelechs head, and all to brake his scull.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 11.21.

2 Kings 9:35
And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:35 · retained source text

And they went to burie her, but they found no more of her then the skul, and the feete, & the palmes of her hands.

Matthew 27:33
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 27:33 · retained source text

And when they were come vnto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

1611 marginal noteIohn 19.17.

Mark 15:22
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:22 · retained source text

And they bring him vnto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull.

John 19:17
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:17 · retained source text

And he bearing his crosse, went foorth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrewe, Golgotha:

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The bone that forms the exterior of the head, and incloses the brain; the brain-pan.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 606