KJV dictionary & concordance

afar

Meaning of “afar”

Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

51 occurrences51 verses21 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 22:4

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Numbers 9:10

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Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Numbers 9:10 · retained source text

Speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you, or of your posteritie shall be vncleane by reason of a dead body, or bee in a iourney afarre off, yet he shall keepe the Passeouer vnto the LORD.

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Genesis 22:4 Psalm 38:11 Psalm 139:2 Ephesians 2:17 Psalms 38:11 Psalms 10:1 Jeremiah 23:23 Revelation 18:17 Exodus 24:1 2 Kings 2:7 Job 36:3 Proverbs 31:14 Micah 4:3 Mark 11:13 Luke 18:13

Historical English dictionary sources

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Webster 1828

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At a distance in place; to or from a distance. In Scripture, figuratively, estranged in affection; alienated. Absent; not assisting.

volume 1, leaf 133, column 3 (main dictionary)