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Ezekiel 17:7

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Ezekiel 17:7

7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

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Ezekiel 17:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wings

Limbs by which birds or flying creatures fly; by extension, sides or extremities and figures of shelter or speed.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

many

A great number; numerous persons or things.

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

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bend

To curve, draw, or incline; especially to draw a bow by pulling its string, and figuratively to direct or incline something.

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

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roots

The underground parts by which plants are fixed and nourished; figuratively, origins, causes, or established bases.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

toward

In the direction of; in relation to; approaching; or inclined and ready, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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shot

Put forth, grew, or extended rapidly as a plant, branch, or root.

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

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water

The common liquid necessary for life; as a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

furrows

Trenches in the earth made by plows.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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  1. Ezekiel 17:15
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  2. Ezekiel 31:4
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  3. 2 Chronicles 26:13
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  4. 2 Kings 24:20
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  5. Jeremiah 37:5–7
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