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Exodus 38:6–7

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Exodus 38:6

6And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

Exodus 38:7

7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

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DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 38:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

shittim

® cious wood of which the tables, altars and boards of the tabernacle were made among the Jews.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

overlaid

Covered over or coated; in one KJV occurrence, smothered by lying upon.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 38:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

put

To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

rings

Circular bands or ornaments; also circular spaces or companies, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sides

Lateral parts, edges, surfaces, or regions beside something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

bear

To carry, support, endure, produce, bring forth, or sustain, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

hollow

Containing an empty space, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 6

  1. Deuteronomy 10:3
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  2. Exodus 25:6
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From verse 7

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:24
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  2. 1 Corinthians 2:2
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  3. Acts 9:15
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