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Genesis 1:15
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Genesis 1:15
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth: and it was so.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 1:15
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Sources of illumination or visible brightness; also kindles, illuminates, or comes down upon, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The expanse of heaven or sky described in Scripture.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Skeat 1893
The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
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