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Revelation 21:17–19

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Revelation 21:17

17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

Revelation 21:18

18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

Revelation 21:19

19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

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DEFINED WORDS

Revelation 21:17

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

measured

Measured or apportioned the extent, quantity, line, city, wall, or return named.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wall

A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hundred

The number equal to ten times ten.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forty

The number equal to four times ten.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

four

The number following three and preceding five.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

according

Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

measure

A standard or instrument for determining amount or size; an amount so determined; also to determine, allot, or proportion.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Revelation 21:18

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wall

A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.

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

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

jasper

A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

pure

Free from mixture, contamination, guilt, or moral defilement; genuine, clean, holy, or innocent according to context.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

like

Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

clear

Innocent or free from guilt; manifest or plain; as a verb, to acquit.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Revelation 21:19

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wall

A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

garnished

Adorned, decorated, furnished, or put in order.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

stones

Pieces or masses of rock; or, as a verb, strikes with stones, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

first

Before all others in time, place, order, rank, or importance; the beginning or earliest.

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

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

jasper

A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.

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

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

sapphire

A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

third

Following the second in order; one of three equal parts, according to context.

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

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

chalcedony

A precious stone named among the foundations of New Jerusalem; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.

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

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

emerald

A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.

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

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From verse 17

  1. Deuteronomy 3:11
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  2. Revelation 13:18
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  3. Revelation 7:4
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  4. Revelation 14:3
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  5. Revelation 21:9
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From verse 18

  1. Revelation 21:11
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  2. Revelation 21:21
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  3. Revelation 21:19
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From verse 19

  1. Isaiah 54:11–12
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  2. Exodus 28:17–21
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  3. Job 28:16–19
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  4. Proverbs 3:15
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  5. Exodus 29:10–14
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