KJV dictionary & concordance
Highest, topmost, chief, most prominent, or occupying the place of greatest visibility, rank, or honour.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 40:17
Complete exact-word concordance
And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
And in the vppermost basket there was of all maner of bake-meats for Pharaoh, and the birds did eat them out of the basket vpon my head.
1611 marginal noteHebr. meat of Pharaoh, the worke of a baker, or cooke.
¶ Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.
(Yet gleaning-grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an Oliue tree, two or three berries in the toppe of the vppermost bough: foure or fiue in the out-most fruitfull branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.
¶ In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
¶ In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an vppermost branch, which they left, because of the children of Israel: and there shalbe desolation.
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
And loue the vppermost roomes at feasts, and the chiefe seats in the Synagogues,
1611 marginal noteMark. 12.38. luke. 11.43.
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
And the chiefe seates in the Synagogues, and the vppermost roomes at feasts:
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Woe vnto you Pharisees: for ye loue the vppermost seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
1611 marginal noteMat. 23.6
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Historical English dictionary sources
Highest in place.
