KJV dictionary & concordance

vent

Meaning of “vent”

An opening or outlet by which something escapes.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 32:19

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 32:19 · retained source text

Behold, my belly is as wine, which hath no vent, it is ready to burst like new bottles.

1611 marginal noteHeb. is not opened.

Source order

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Wine without a vent is ready to burst new bottles, while the speaker is constrained until he opens his lips, directly supporting an outlet.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

To let out; to suffer to escape from confinement; to utter; to pour forth.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 878