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treasure

Meaning of “treasure”

Sense 1: Valuable things or provisions stored; a specially valued possession. Sense 2: An inward store from which something is brought forth.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
37 occurrences35 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 43:23

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Genesis 43:23
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 43:23 · retained source text

And he said, Peace be to you, feare not: your God, and the God of your father, hath giuen you treasure in your sackes: I had your money. And hee brought Simeon out vnto them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. your money came to mee.

Exodus 1:11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:11 · retained source text

Therefore they did set ouer them task-masters, to afflict them with their burdens: And they built for Pharaoh treasure-cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 19:5 · retained source text

Now therfore if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keepe my couenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure vnto me aboue all people: for all the earth is mine.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 5.2.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.14. psal. 24.1.

Deuteronomy 28:12
The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:12 · retained source text

The LORD shal open vnto thee his good treasure, the heauen to giue the raine vnto thy land in his season, and to blesse all the worke of thine hand: and thou shalt lend vnto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

1611 marginal noteChap. 15.6.

1 Chronicles 29:8
And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 29:8 · retained source text

And they with whom precious stones were found, gaue them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Iehiel the Gershonite.

Ezra 2:69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 2:69 · retained source text

They gaue after their abilitie, vnto the treasure of the worke, threescore and one thousand drammes of golde, and fiue thousand pound of siluer, and one hundred priests garments.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 26.20.

Ezra 5:17
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 5:17 · retained source text

Now therefore, if it seeme good to the king, let there be search made in the kings treasure house which is there at Babylon, whether it be so that a decree was made of Cyrus the king, to build this house of God at Ierusalem: and let the king send his pleasure to vs concerning this matter.

Ezra 7:20
And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 7:20 · retained source text

And whatsoeuer more shall be needfull for the house of thy God, which thou shalt haue occasion to bestowe; bestowe it out of the kings treasure house.

Nehemiah 7:70
¶ And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:70 · retained source text

¶ And some of the chiefe of the fathers, gaue vnto the worke: The Tirshatha gaue to the treasure, a thousand drammes of gold, fiftie basons, fiue hundred and thirtie priests garments.

1611 marginal noteHebr. part.

Nehemiah 7:71
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:71 · retained source text

And some of the chiefe of the fathers gaue to the treasure of the worke twentie thousand drammes of golde, and two thousand and two hundred pound of siluer.

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To hoard; to collect and reposit, either money or other things, for future use; to lay up.

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