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wool

Meaning of “wool”

The soft, fleece-like hair of sheep, used as material and as a comparison for whiteness, softness, or something moth-eaten.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
14 occurrences14 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 6:37

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Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 1:18 · retained source text

Come now and let vs reason together, saith the LORD: though your sinnes be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimsin, they shall be as wooll.

Isaiah 51:8
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 51:8 · retained source text

For the moth shall eate them vp like a garment, and the worme shal eate them like wooll: but my righteousnes shalbe for euer; and my saluation from generation to generation.

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Historical definitions

The soft hair or fleece of sheep and certain other animals.

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