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summer

Meaning of “summer”

Sense 1: The warm season of the year. Sense 2: Fruit ripening or gathered in that season, or a dwelling used in it. Sense 3: As a verb, to pass that season in a place.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
27 occurrences27 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 8:22

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Amos 3:15
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.
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1611 witness · Amos 3:15 · retained source text

And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of yuorie shall perish, and the great houses shall haue an end, saith the LORD.

Amos 8:2
And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
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1611 witness · Amos 8:2 · retained source text

And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I sayde, A basket of Summer fruite. Then said the LORD vnto mee, The ende is come vpon my people of Israel; I will not againe passe by them anymore.

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To pass the summer or warm season in a place.

volume 2, leaf 703, column 1 (main_dictionary)

The warmest season of the year; also the warmer portion of the year when it is divided into summer and winter.

volume 2, leaf 702-703, column 3-1 (main_dictionary)