KJV dictionary & concordance

abroad

Meaning of “abroad”

Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

80 occurrences78 verses31 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 10:18

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Every verse containing “abroad”

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For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Esther 1:17 · retained source text

For this deed of the queene shall come abroad vnto all women, so that they shal despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall bee reported; The king Ahasuerus commanded Uasthi the queene to be brought in before him, but she came not.

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¶ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Esther 3:8 · retained source text

¶ And Haman saide vnto king Ahasuerus: There is a certaine people scattered abroad, and dispersed among the people, in all the prouinces of thy kingdome, and their lawes are diuerse from all people, neither keepe they the kings lawes; therefore it is not for the kings profit to suffer them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. meete or, equall.

Complete reference index — all 78 verses

Genesis 10:18 Genesis 11:4 Genesis 11:8 Genesis 11:9 Genesis 15:5 Genesis 19:17 Genesis 28:14 Exodus 5:12 Exodus 9:29 Exodus 9:33 Exodus 12:46 Exodus 21:19 Exodus 40:19 Leviticus 13:7 Leviticus 13:12 Leviticus 13:22 Leviticus 13:27 Leviticus 14:8 Leviticus 18:9 Numbers 11:32 Deuteronomy 23:10 Deuteronomy 23:12 Deuteronomy 23:13 Deuteronomy 24:11 Deuteronomy 32:11 Judges 12:9 1 Samuel 9:26 1 Samuel 30:16 2 Samuel 22:43 1 Kings 2:42 2 Kings 4:3 1 Chronicles 13:2 1 Chronicles 14:13 2 Chronicles 26:8 2 Chronicles 26:15 2 Chronicles 29:16 2 Chronicles 31:5 Nehemiah 1:8 Esther 1:17 Esther 3:8 Job 4:11 Job 15:23 Job 40:11 Psalms 41:6 Psalms 77:17 Proverbs 5:16 Isaiah 24:1 Isaiah 28:25 Isaiah 44:24 Jeremiah 6:11 Lamentations 1:20 Ezekiel 34:21 Zechariah 1:17 Zechariah 2:6 Matthew 9:26 Matthew 9:31 Matthew 9:36 Matthew 12:30 Matthew 26:31 Mark 1:28 Mark 1:45 Mark 4:22 Mark 6:14 Luke 1:65 Luke 2:17 Luke 5:15 Luke 8:17 John 11:52 John 21:23 Acts 2:6 Acts 8:1 Acts 8:4 Acts 11:19 Romans 5:5 Romans 16:19 2 Corinthians 9:9 1 Thessalonians 1:8 James 1:1

Where “abroad” appears

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Genesis7 occurrences
7 verses Exodus6 occurrences
6 verses Leviticus6 occurrences
6 verses Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy6 occurrences
5 verses Judges2 occurrences
1 verse 1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 verses Nehemiah1 occurrence
1 verse Esther2 occurrences
2 verses Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Proverbs1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah3 occurrences
3 verses Jeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses Matthew5 occurrences
5 verses Mark4 occurrences
4 verses Luke4 occurrences
4 verses John2 occurrences
2 verses Acts4 occurrences
4 verses Romans2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse James1 occurrence
1 verse

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

1 Samuel 9:26 Psalm 77:17 Genesis 10:18 Leviticus 14:8 Deuteronomy 24:11 Judges 12:9 Matthew 9:26 Acts 8:4 Romans 5:5 Psalms 77:17 Exodus 21:19 Deuteronomy 23:13 2 Chronicles 26:8 Matthew 9:31 Luke 8:17 James 1:1

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

Open source edition ↗

Out of one's house; away from home; from a distance.

printed p. 258; PDF p. 278; Internet Archive leaf n277