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about

Meaning of “about”

1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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First occurrence: Genesis 23:17

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Ezekiel 45:1
MOREOVER, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 45:1 · retained source text

¶ Moreouer, when yee shall diuide by lot the land for inheritance, yee shall offer an oblation vnto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of fiue and twentie thousand reedes, and the bredth shalbe ten thousand: this shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

1611 marginal noteHeb. when yee cause the land to fall.

1611 marginal noteHeb. holinesse.

Ezekiel 45:2
Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 45:2 · retained source text

Of this there shal be for the Sanctuarie fiue hundreth in length, with fiue hundreth in bredth, square round about, and fiftie cubites round about, for the suburbs thereof.

1611 marginal noteOr, void places.

Ezekiel 46:23
And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 46:23 · retained source text

And there was a new building round about in them, round about them foure and it was made with boyling places vnder the rowes round about.

Ezekiel 47:2
Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 47:2 · retained source text

Then brought hee me out of the way of the gate Northward, and ledde me about the way without vnto the vtter gate by the way that looketh Eastward, and behold, there ranne out waters on the right side.

Ezekiel 48:35
It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 48:35 · retained source text

It was round about eighteene thousand measures, and the name of the citie from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Iehouah Shammah.

Daniel 5:7
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 5:7 · retained source text

The king cried aloud to bring in the Astrologers, the Caldeans, and the soothsayers: and the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoeuer shall reade this writing, and shewe me the interpretation thereof, shall bee clothed with scarlet, and haue a chaine of gold about his necke, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdome.

1611 marginal noteCalde. with might.

1611 marginal noteOr, purple.

Daniel 5:16
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 5:16 · retained source text

And I haue heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolue doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make knowen to mee the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, & haue a chaine of gold about thy necke, and shalt bee the third ruler in the kingdome.

1611 marginal noteCalde. interprete.

Daniel 5:29
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 5:29 · retained source text

Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chaine of gold about his necke, and made a Proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdome.

Daniel 5:31
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 5:31 · retained source text

And Darius the Median tooke the kingdome, being about threescore and two yeere old.

1611 marginal noteCald. he as the Sonne of, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, now.

Daniel 9:16
¶ O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 9:16 · retained source text

¶ O LORD, according to all thy righteousnes, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy furie bee turned away from thy citie Ierusalem, thy holy Mountaine: because for our sinnes, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Ierusalem and thy people are become a reproch to all that are about vs.

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