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waxed

Meaning of “waxed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wax, meaning to grow, increase, or become.

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37 occurrences36 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:12

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Genesis 18:12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:12 · retained source text

Therefore Sarah laughed within her selfe, saying, After I am waxed old, shall I haue pleasure, my LORD being old also?

1611 marginal note1.Pet. 3.6.

Genesis 26:13
And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 26:13 · retained source text

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew vntill he became very great.

1611 marginal noteHeb. went going.

Genesis 41:56
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
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1611 witness · Genesis 41:56 · retained source text

And the famine was ouer all the face of the earth; and Ioseph opened all the storehouses, and solde vnto the Egyptians: and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteHebr. All wherein was.

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