KJV dictionary & concordance

wear

Meaning of “wear”

To have clothing or an object upon the body; to consume, weaken, or pass away gradually.

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12 occurrences12 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 18:18

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The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 14:19 · retained source text

The waters weare the stones, thou washest away the things which growe out of the dust of the earth, and thou destroyest the hope of man.

1611 marginal noteHeb. ouerflowest.

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