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PIERCE, pers.

1. To thrust into with a pointed instrument as, to pierce the body with a sword or spear to pierce the side with a thorn.

2. To penetrate to enter to force a way into as, a column of troops pierced the main body of the enemy a shot pierced the ship.

3. To penetrate the heart deeply to touch the passions to excite or affect the passions. 1 Timothy 6

4. To dive or penetrate into, as a secret or purpose.

PIERCE, pers. To enter as a pointed instrument.

1. To penetrate to force a way into or through any thing. The shot pierced through the side of the ship.

Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.

2. To enter to dive or penetrate, as into a secret.

She would not pierce further into his meaning than himself should declare.

3. To affect deeply.

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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.

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Entry for 'Pierce'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/pierce.html.

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