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upper

Meaning of “upper”

Situated above another, higher in place, or belonging to the higher part.

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:7

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Exodus 12:7
And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:7 · retained source text

And they shall take of the blood and strike it on the two side postes, and on the vpper doore poste, of the houses wherin they shall eate it.

Leviticus 13:45
And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 13:45 · retained source text

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a couering vpon his vpper lip, and shall cry, Uncleane, vncleane.

Deuteronomy 24:6
¶ No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 24:6 · retained source text

¶ No man shall take the nether or the vpper milstone to pledge: for hee taketh a mans life to pledge.

Joshua 15:19
Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
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1611 witness · Joshua 15:19 · retained source text

Who answered, Giue mee a blessing; for thou hast giuen mee a Southland, giue me also springs of water; and he gaue her the vpper springs, and the nether springs.

Joshua 16:5
¶ And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
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1611 witness · Joshua 16:5 · retained source text

¶ And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families, was thus: euen the border of their inheritance on the East side was Ataroth-Addar, vnto Bethoron the vpper.

Judges 1:15
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 1:15 · retained source text

And she said vnto him, Giue me a blessing: for thou hast giuen mee a South land, giue me also springs of water. And Caleb gaue her the vpper springs, and the nether springs.

2 Kings 1:2
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 1:2 · retained source text

And Ahaziah fel downe thorow a lattesse in his vpper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sicke: and he sent messengers, and said vnto them, Goe, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, whether I shal recouer of this disease.

2 Kings 18:17
¶ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 18:17 · retained source text

¶ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh, from Lachish to king Hezekiah, with a great hoste against Ierusalem: and they went vp, and came to Ierusalem: and when they were come vp, they came and stood by the conduit of the vpper poole, which is in the high way of the fullers field.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heauy

2 Kings 23:12
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 23:12 · retained source text

And the altars that were on the top of the vpper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Iudah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat downe, and brake them downe from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brooke Kidron.

1611 marginal noteOr, ran from thence.

1611 marginal noteCha. 21.5.

1 Chronicles 7:24
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 7:24 · retained source text

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethoron the nether, and the vpper, and Uzzen Sherah.)

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