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straw

Meaning of “straw”

Sense 1: The dry stalks of grain, used for fodder or brickmaking. Sense 2: Figuratively, something weak, insubstantial, or easily trampled.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences15 verses6 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 24:25

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Judges 19:19
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
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1611 witness · Judges 19:19 · retained source text

Yet there is both straw and prouender for our asses, and there is bread and wine also for me and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy seruants: there is no want of any thing.

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The dry stalks of grain after threshing; used as fodder and in making brick, and figuratively of what is weak or worthless.

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