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Strong's Number G1546

Transliteration:
ekbole{ek-bol-ay'}
Word Origin:
from 1544
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
lighten the ship 4060 1

Total: 1
Definition:
  1. a casting out
  2. the throwing overboard of goods and lading whereby sailors lighten a ship in a storm to keep her from sinking
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