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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Kidneys

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Kidney

KID'NEY, noun [I have not found this word in any other language.]

1. The kidneys are two oblong flattened bodies, extending from the eleventh and twelfth ribs to the fourth lumbar vertebra, behind the intestines. Their use is to separate the urine from the blood.

2. Sort; kind. [A ludicrous use of the word.]

3. A cant term for a waiting servant.


Naves Topical Index
Kidney, Burnt Offering of the

Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Kidney-bean

KID'NEY-BEAN, noun A sort of bean so named from its resemblance to the kidney. It is of the genus Phaseolus.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Kidney-form

KID'NEY-FORM

KID'NEY-SHAPED adjective Having the form or shape of a kidney.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Kidney-vetch

KID'NEY-VETCH, noun A plant of the genus Anthyllis.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Kidney-wort

KID'NEY-WORT, noun A plant of the genus Saxifraga.