5 occurrences

'Tight' in the Bible

And they came to the place of which God had given him knowledge; and there Abraham made the altar and put the wood in place on it, and having made tight the bands round Isaac his son, he put him on the wood on the altar.

Verse ConceptsAltarsAbrahamBindingPutting In OrderBuilding AltarsFirewoodTying Up

He put the coat on him, making it tight with its band, and then the robe, and over it the ephod, with its band of needlework to keep it in place.

Verse ConceptsephodsRobes

His back is made of lines of plates, joined tight together, one against the other, like a stamp.

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

Verse ConceptsLipsEvil DevicesPlottingWinkingMoving Onmovement

This is what the Lord of armies has said: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are crushed down together: all those who took them prisoner keep them in a tight grip; they will not let them go.

Verse ConceptsThose OppressedMisleading Childrenliberation

Bible Theasaurus

Compressed (1 instance)
Loaded (26 instances)
Miserly (1 instance)
Plastered (10 instances)
Rigorous (3 instances)
Smashed (40 instances)
Soaked (18 instances)
Stiff (24 instances)
Tight (14 instances)
Tipsy (1 instance)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain