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wedge

Meaning of “wedge”

Sense 1: A solid piece tapering to an edge, used for splitting or fastening. Sense 2: A wedge-shaped mass, especially of metal.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joshua 7:21

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “wedge”

KJV PCE
Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 7:21 · retained source text

When I saw among the spoiles a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of siluer, and a wedge of gold of fiftie shekels weight, then I coueted them, and tooke them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the siluer vnder it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tongue

Joshua 7:24
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 7:24 · retained source text

And Ioshua and all Israel with him tooke Achan the sonne of Zerah, and the siluer, and the garment, and the wedge of golde, and his sonnes, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheepe, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them vnto the valley of Achor.

Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 13:12 · retained source text

I will make a man more pretious then fine gold; euen a man then the golden wedge of Ophir.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Something in the form of a wedge; a wedge-shaped mass of metal.

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