掀
xiān
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How is 掀 read in the Chinese Bible?
掀 is read xiān in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 2 books, first in Deuteronomy 22:30. Common words: 掀开.
- Occurrences
- 4
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 2
- First in
- Deuteronomy 22:30
Words it forms in the Bible
- 掀开xiān kāi× 4to lift open
Meaning: to stir up; to turn over
In the text
- Deuteronomy 22:30
「人不可娶继母为妻；不可掀开他父亲的衣襟。」
- Deuteronomy 27:20
「『与继母行淫的，必受咒诅！因为掀开他父亲的衣襟。』百姓都要说：『阿们！』
- Ruth 3:4
到他睡的时候，你看准他睡的地方，就进去掀开他脚上的被，躺卧在那里，他必告诉你所当做的事。」
- Ruth 3:7
波阿斯吃喝完了，心里欢畅，就去睡在麦堆旁边。路得便悄悄地来掀开他脚上的被，躺卧在那里。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.
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