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tall

Meaning of “tall”

High in stature; long and comparatively slender; applied to a person, or to a standing tree, mast or pole.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
5 occurrences5 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 2:10

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “tall”

KJV PCE
Deuteronomy 2:10
The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:10 · retained source text

The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims:

Deuteronomy 2:21
A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:21 · retained source text

A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims: but the LORD destroyed them before them, and they succeeded them & dwelt in their stead:)

Deuteronomy 9:2
A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 9:2 · retained source text

A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak?

1611 marginal noteNum. 13.29.

2 Kings 19:23
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 19:23 · retained source text

By thy messengers thou hast reproched the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my charets, I am come vp to the height of the mountaines, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut downe the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice firre trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forrest of his Carmel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand of.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the talnesse, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, the forrest and his fruitful field

Isaiah 37:24
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:24 · retained source text

By thy seruants hast thou reproched the LORD, and hast said, By the multitude of my charets am I come vp to the height of the mountaines, to the sides of Lebanon, and I wil cut downe the tall cedars thereof, and the choise firre trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forrest of his Carmel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand of thy seruants.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the tallnesse of the cedars thereof, and the choise of the firre trees thereof.

1611 marginal noteOr, the forrest and his fruitfull field.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

High in stature; long and comparatively slender; applied to a person, or to a standing tree, mast or pole.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 735