--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 35 description: The 819 words of the English dictionary under E, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/35/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / E # E — The English dictionary · page 35 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Only; for one person, group or thing and nobody or nothing else.[↗](../../exclusively/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Completely and only (made exclusively of wood).[↗](../../exclusively/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This parking space is exclusively for teachers.[↗](../../exclusively/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pandas eat almost exclusively bamboo.[↗](../../exclusively/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The game is sold exclusively in our shop.[↗](../../exclusively/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The club is exclusively for children under twelve.[↗](../../exclusively/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The meal was made exclusively from vegetables.[↗](../../exclusively/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The magazine interview was given exclusively to us.[↗](../../exclusively/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This festival was celebrated exclusively by women.[↗](../../exclusively/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **excrement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Solid waste that comes out of the body of a person or animal; poo.[↗](../../excrement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The park sign said to clean up dog excrement.[↗](../../excrement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls cough up pellets, which are not excrement.[↗](../../excrement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists studied bat excrement in the cave.[↗](../../excrement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Bird excrement covered the statue.[↗](../../excrement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Animal excrement can spread germs, so wash your hands.[↗](../../excrement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dung beetles roll balls of excrement.[↗](../../excrement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **excrescence** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An unnatural lump or growth sticking out from something.[↗](../../excrescence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **excrete** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) To get rid of waste from the body, such as poo, urine (wee), sweat or carbon dioxide.[↗](../../excrete/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* All living things excrete waste.[↗](../../excrete/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The kidneys excrete waste in urine.[↗](../../excrete/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We excrete carbon dioxide when we breathe out.[↗](../../excrete/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants excrete oxygen as a waste product of photosynthesis.[↗](../../excrete/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweat helps the body excrete some salt.[↗](../../excrete/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Excretion is one of the seven life processes.[↗](../../excrete/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **excreting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Excreting is getting rid of waste from the body, such as urine (wee), faeces (poo) or sweat.[↗](../../excreting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In plants and other living things, excreting means pushing out waste materials they do not need.[↗](../../excreting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kidneys are always excreting waste in urine.[↗](../../excreting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · All living things need excreting as a life process.[↗](../../excreting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish are excreting ammonia into the water.[↗](../../excreting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants get rid of oxygen as waste through their leaves, a kind of excreting.[↗](../../excreting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweat is a way of excreting water and salt.[↗](../../excreting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The body is excreting the medicine through the kidneys.[↗](../../excreting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **excretion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Excretion is how living things get rid of waste that their bodies have made, such as urine, sweat and carbon dioxide.[↗](../../excretion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An excretion is a waste substance that is passed out of a living thing.[↗](../../excretion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Excretion is one of the seven life processes.[↗](../../excretion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The kidneys help with excretion by making urine.[↗](../../excretion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We breathe out carbon dioxide as part of excretion.[↗](../../excretion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants also do excretion through their leaves.[↗](../../excretion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweating is a kind of excretion.[↗](../../excretion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals need excretion to stay healthy.[↗](../../excretion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **excruciating** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Extremely painful.[↗](../../excruciating/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Terribly embarrassing, boring or awkward, so that you can hardly bear it.[↗](../../excruciating/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pain in his broken leg was excruciating.[↗](../../excruciating/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She had an excruciating toothache all night.[↗](../../excruciating/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wait for the test results was excruciating.[↗](../../excruciating/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was excruciating when Dad danced at my party.[↗](../../excruciating/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The speech was so long and boring it was excruciating.[↗](../../excruciating/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stinging nettles can be painful, but a wasp sting can be excruciating.[↗](../../excruciating/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **excruciatingly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Extremely painfully.[↗](../../excruciatingly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Extremely, in a way that is hard to bear, as in «excruciatingly slow» or «excruciatingly embarrassing».[↗](../../excruciatingly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cut was excruciatingly painful.[↗](../../excruciatingly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The queue moved excruciatingly slowly.[↗](../../excruciatingly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was excruciatingly boring.[↗](../../excruciatingly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was excruciatingly embarrassing when my phone rang in assembly.[↗](../../excruciatingly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The comedian was excruciatingly funny.[↗](../../excruciatingly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The last minutes before the bell went excruciatingly slowly.[↗](../../excruciatingly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **excursion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An excursion is a short trip, often with a group, to visit a place for fun or to learn, and then come back.[↗](../../excursion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Australia, NZ) An excursion is a school trip.[↗](../../excursion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class went on an excursion to the zoo.[↗](../../excursion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The excursion costs 15 dollars per child.[↗](../../excursion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We need two buses for the excursion.[↗](../../excursion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Bring a packed lunch on the excursion.[↗](../../excursion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cruise ship stopped for an afternoon excursion.[↗](../../excursion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The excursion to the beach was cancelled because of rain.[↗](../../excursion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They were students, on a boating excursion, and wanted to get something to eat.[↗](../../excursion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **excuse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An excuse is a reason you give to explain why you did something wrong or did not do something, often not the real reason.[↗](../../excuse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To excuse someone means to forgive them for something small.[↗](../../excuse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To excuse someone from something means to let them not do it.[↗](../../excuse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Excuse me» is a polite phrase to get attention, to ask someone to move, or to say sorry for a small thing.[↗](../../excuse/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Excuse me, could you tell me the time?[↗](../../excuse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Excuse me, can I get past?[↗](../../excuse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That's not a good excuse for being late.[↗](../../excuse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He always has an excuse for not doing his homework.[↗](../../excuse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please excuse the mess.[↗](../../excuse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was excused from PE because of her sore foot.[↗](../../excuse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · May I be excused from the table?[↗](../../excuse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · «The dog ate it» is the oldest excuse ever.[↗](../../excuse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Perhaps there was some excuse for him.[↗](../../excuse/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **execrate** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To curse something and say it is hateful.[↗](../../execrate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?[↗](../../execrate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execrate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: 'Come, curse me Jacob, and come, execrate Israel.'[↗](../../execrate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.23.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execrate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him; (Writings PRO.24.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execrate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **execration** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A curse, or something hated and spoken of with horror.[↗](../../execration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **execute** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (law) To kill someone as a punishment ordered by a court or ruler.[↗](../../execute/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To carry out a plan, an order or a task.[↗](../../execute/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To perform a movement or skill well, such as a dance step or a dive.[↗](../../execute/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (computers) To run a program or a command.[↗](../../execute/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The gymnast executed a perfect backflip.[↗](../../execute/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The team executed their plan and won the match.[↗](../../execute/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When you press Enter, the computer executes the command.[↗](../../execute/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In history we learned that the king was executed long ago.[↗](../../execute/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers executed the general's orders at once.[↗](../../execute/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The skater executed a tricky jump on the ice.[↗](../../execute/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The robot will execute each step in order.[↗](../../execute/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · At sight of the gold, Scheih Ibrahim set off at once to execute the commission.[↗](../../execute/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.[↗](../../execute/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.10.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execute/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.[↗](../../execute/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.31.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execute/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon a man, and he be jealous over his wife; then shall he set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.[↗](../../execute/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.5.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execute/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · When wilt Thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?[↗](../../execute/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.84, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execute/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples; (Writings PSA.149.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execute/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · To execute upon them the judgment written; He is the glory of all His saints.[↗](../../execute/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.149.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../execute/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **executed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Executed means carried out or done, as in «a perfectly executed plan» or «executed a jump».[↗](../../executed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Killed as an official punishment by law.[↗](../../executed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computing) A program is executed when the computer runs it.[↗](../../executed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (law, formal) A will or contract is executed when it is signed and made official.[↗](../../executed/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The gymnast executed a perfect flip.[↗](../../executed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan was executed without a mistake.[↗](../../executed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In history, some kings were executed.[↗](../../executed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The computer executed the program in a second.[↗](../../executed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team executed the pass beautifully.[↗](../../executed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers executed their orders quickly.[↗](../../executed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The fish executed his commission, and they brought the treasure back to their master.[↗](../../executed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · while the Egyptians were burying them that the LORD had smitten among them, even all their first-born; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.[↗](../../executed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.33.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../executed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he chose a first part for himself, for there a portion of a ruler was reserved; and there came the heads of the people, he executed the righteousness of the LORD, and His ordinances with Israel.[↗](../../executed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../executed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · So they executed judgment upon Joash.[↗](../../executed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.24.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../executed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.[↗](../../executed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.8.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../executed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.[↗](../../executed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.18.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../executed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **executing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Doing or carrying out a plan, order, task or movement.[↗](../../executing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computing) Running a program or instruction on a computer.[↗](../../executing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Killing someone as an official punishment.[↗](../../executing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The gymnast is executing a perfect cartwheel.[↗](../../executing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The computer is executing the program step by step.[↗](../../executing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team is executing its plan well.[↗](../../executing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The robot stops after executing each instruction.[↗](../../executing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In history we read about kings executing their enemies.[↗](../../executing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He is executing the dance moves in time with the music.[↗](../../executing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Before executing this wicked design, however, he decided to put Zeus to the test, and having killed a boy for the purpose, placed before him a dish containing human flesh.[↗](../../executing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them.[↗](../../executing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.22.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../executing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **execution** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An execution is the killing of a person as an official punishment for a crime, decided by a court or ruler.[↗](../../execution/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The execution of a plan, task or skill is the doing or carrying out of it, and how well it is done: «Great idea, poor execution».[↗](../../execution/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law, computing) Execution can mean carrying out a will or legal order, or a computer running a program.[↗](../../execution/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Charles I's execution took place in London in 1649.[↗](../../execution/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many countries have banned execution as a punishment.[↗](../../execution/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan was clever, but the execution was messy.[↗](../../execution/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The gymnast scored high marks for execution.[↗](../../execution/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The program stops execution when it finds an error.[↗](../../execution/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lawyer was in charge of the execution of the will.[↗](../../execution/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the same tones, the same execution.”[↗](../../execution/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **executioner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is to put a criminal to death, as a punishment ordered by a court.[↗](../../executioner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The executioner raised his axe.[↗](../../executioner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king sent for the executioner.[↗](../../executioner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the executioner refused to harm the boy.[↗](../../executioner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **executive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An executive is a person with an important job in a company, who makes decisions and manages others.[↗](../../executive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Executive describes things for important managers, often expensive: «executive class».[↗](../../executive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The executive is the part of a government that runs the country and carries out laws.[↗](../../executive/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her mum is an executive at a bank.[↗](../../executive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chief executive spoke at the meeting.[↗](../../executive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I made an executive decision: pizza for tea.[↗](../../executive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The executive branch includes the president or prime minister.[↗](../../executive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hotel has executive rooms.[↗](../../executive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each executive manages 8 workers; how many workers for 5 executives?[↗](../../executive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **executor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (law) An executor is the person named in a will to carry out what it says after the person who made it has died: sharing out money and things.[↗](../../executor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A person who carries out a plan or task.[↗](../../executor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Aunt Jane is the executor of Grandpa's will.[↗](../../executor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The executor shared out the money as the will said.[↗](../../executor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum was chosen as executor because she is careful.[↗](../../executor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The executor sold the house and paid the bills.[↗](../../executor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · You should pick an executor you trust.[↗](../../executor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The executor read the will to the family.[↗](../../executor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **exemplary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very good; so good that it is an example for others to copy: exemplary behaviour.[↗](../../exemplary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Serving as a warning or example: an exemplary punishment.[↗](../../exemplary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her behaviour on the trip was exemplary.[↗](../../exemplary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The headteacher praised his exemplary work.[↗](../../exemplary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was an exemplary student who always helped others.[↗](../../exemplary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighter received an award for exemplary courage.[↗](../../exemplary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The essay is an exemplary answer to the question.[↗](../../exemplary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Their teamwork was exemplary.[↗](../../exemplary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **exemplify** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To be a typical example of something.[↗](../../exemplify/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To give an example to show what you mean.[↗](../../exemplify/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her kindness exemplifies the spirit of our school.[↗](../../exemplify/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This poem exemplifies the use of rhyme.[↗](../../exemplify/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you exemplify your point with a story?[↗](../../exemplify/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old castle exemplifies how people built long ago.[↗](../../exemplify/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His hard work exemplified what a good team player does.[↗](../../exemplify/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Which sentence best exemplifies a simile?[↗](../../exemplify/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The rainforest exemplifies a habitat full of life.[↗](../../exemplify/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In order to exemplify this, let us suppose that Orpheus, the son of Apollo, so renowned for his extraordinary musical powers, had existed at the present day.[↗](../../exemplify/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **exempt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) Free from a rule, duty or payment that others must follow.[↗](../../exempt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Children are exempt from the charge.[↗](../../exempt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To free someone from a rule or payment.[↗](../../exempt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The doctor's note exempted her from PE.[↗](../../exempt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Children under 5 are exempt from the entry fee.[↗](../../exempt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was exempt from PE because of his broken arm.[↗](../../exempt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Food is exempt from the tax in some places.[↗](../../exempt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school exempted the team from homework for one night.[↗](../../exempt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody is exempt from the rules.[↗](../../exempt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If 30 people go and 6 are exempt, only 24 pay.[↗](../../exempt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “I hold that on account of his great losses Fionn is to be exempt from payment of damages, and that his losses are to be considered as damages.”[↗](../../exempt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.[↗](../../exempt/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.15.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../exempt/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/34/) **35** [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/36/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 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