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thicket

Meaning of “thicket”

A dense, tangled growth of bushes, shrubs, small trees, thorns, or underwood that gives cover or obstructs passage.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 22:13

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Every verse containing “thicket”

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Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 22:13 · retained source text

And Abraham lifted vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, behinde him a Ramme caught in a thicket by his hornes: And Abraham went and tooke the Ramme, and offered him vp for a burnt offering, in the stead of his sonne.

Jeremiah 4:7
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:7 · retained source text

The Lion is come vp from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; hee is gone foorth from his place to make thy land desolate, and thy cities shall be layed waste, without an inhabitant.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A wood or collection of trees or shrubs closely set.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 759