Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc. 2. (n.) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. 3. (n.) A falsehood. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia LYE li. See NITRE.

Multi-Version Concordance Lye (4 Occurrences) Job 9:30 If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, (WEB NAS RSV) Isaiah 1:25 and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin; (See JPS NAS RSV) Jeremiah 2:22 For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, says the Lord Yahweh. (WEB ASV NAS RSV) Malachi 3:2 But who shall endure the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he will be like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' lye. (DBY)