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wings

Meaning of “wings”

Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.

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First occurrence: Exodus 19:4

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Showing verses 31–40 of 64 · 76 word occurrences in this result

Isaiah 6:2
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:2 · retained source text

Aboue it stood the Seraphims: each one had sixe wings, with twaine he couered his face, and with twaine hee couered his feete, and with twaine hee did flie.

Isaiah 8:8
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 8:8 · retained source text

And hee shall passe through Iudah, he shall ouerflow and goe ouer, he shall reach euen to the necke; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

1611 marginal noteHebr. The fulnesse of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretching out of his wings.

Isaiah 18:1
WOE to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 18:1 · retained source text

¶ Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the riuers of Ethiopia:

Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 40:31 · retained source text

But they that waite vpon the LORD, shall renew their strength: they shall mount vp with wings as Eagles, they shal runne and not be weary, and they shall walke, and not faint.

1611 marginal noteHeb. change

Jeremiah 48:9
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:9 · retained source text

Giue wings vnto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shalbe desolate, without any to dwell therein.

Jeremiah 48:40
For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:40 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD, Behold, hee shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings ouer Maob.

Jeremiah 49:22
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:22 · retained source text

Behold, he shall come vp and flie as the eagle, and spread his wings ouer Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mightie men of Edom, be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

Ezekiel 1:6
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:6 · retained source text

And euery one had foure faces, and euery one had foure wings.

Ezekiel 1:8
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:8 · retained source text

And they had the handes of a man vnder their wings on their foure sides, and they foure had their faces and their wings.

Ezekiel 1:9
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:9 · retained source text

Their wings were ioyned one to another, they turned not when they went: they went euery one straight forward.

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