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waste

Meaning of “waste”

Sense 1: Desolate, ruined, devastated, or uncultivated. Sense 2: Ruin, desolation, or needless loss. Sense 3: To consume, devour, destroy, ravage, or desolate.

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64 occurrences62 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 26:31

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Matthew 26:8
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 26:8 · retained source text

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Mark 14:4
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
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1611 witness · Mark 14:4 · retained source text

And there were some that had indignation within themselues, and said, Why was this waste of the oyntment made?

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