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sprinkle

Meaning of “sprinkle”

Sense 1: To scatter or disperse a liquid or fine substance in small drops or particles. Sense 2: To apply it upon a person or thing by such scattering.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
31 occurrences30 verses6 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 9:8

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Ezekiel 36:25
¶ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 36:25 · retained source text

¶ Then will I sprinckle cleane water vpon you, and ye shalbe cleane: from all your filthinesse, and from all your idoles wil I cleanse you.

Ezekiel 43:18
¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord God; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 43:18 · retained source text

¶ And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, thus saith the LORD God, These are the ordinances of the Altar in the day when they shall make it to offer burnt offrings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Ezekiel 36:25

¶ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To scatter; to disperse; as a liquid or a dry substance composed of fine separable particles. To scatter on; to disperse on in small drops or particles; to besprinkle.

volume 2, leaf 649, column 1 (transitive verb entry, senses 1-2)

To perform the act of scattering a liquid or any fine substance, so that it may fall in small particles.

volume 2, leaf 649, column 1 (intransitive verb entry, opening clause)