KJV dictionary & concordance

soap

Meaning of “soap”

A substance used for washing and cleansing.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Jeremiah 2:22

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KJV PCE

For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:22 · retained source text

For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquitie is marked before me, saith the LORD GOD.

1611 marginal noteIob. 9.30.

But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Malachi 3:2 · retained source text

But who may abide the day of his comming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiners fire, and like fullers sope.

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Historical English dictionary sources

A compound of oil and alkali, used in washing and cleansing.

volume 2, leaf 620, column 1 (main_dictionary)