Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Click to donate today!

Bible Dictionaries
Chest

King James Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Cherub
Next Entry
Chew
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

CHEST, n.

1. A box of wood or other material, in which goods are kept or transported. It differs from a trunk in not being covered with skin or leather.
2. The trunk of the body from the neck to the belly the thorax. Hence, broad-chested, narrow-chested, having a broad or narrow chest.
3. In commerce, a certain quantity as a chest of sugar a chest of indigo &c.

Chest of drawers is a case of movable boxes called drawers.

CHEST, To reposit in a chest to hoard.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Chest'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/chest.html.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile