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abroad

Meaning of “abroad”

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

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
80 occurrences78 verses31 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:18

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Psalms 41:6
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 41:6 · retained source text

And if hee come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquitie to it selfe, when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Psalms 77:17
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 77:17 · retained source text

The cloudes powred out water, the skies sent out a sound; thine arrowes also went abroad.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the clouds were powred forth with water.

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Historical definitions

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

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