KJV dictionary & concordance
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 4:8
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:
¶ And the children of Gad dwelt ouer against them, in the land of Bashan vnto Salchah.
1611 marginal noteIosh. 13.11.
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were deliuered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battell, and he was intreated of them, because they put their trust in him.
¶ And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
¶ And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the Gods of the people of the land, whome God destroyed before them.
1611 marginal note2.King. 17.7.
And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
And Mikloth begate Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Ierusalem, ouer against them.
1611 marginal noteOr, Shimeam, ca. 9.38.
And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
And Mikloth begate Shimeam: and they also dwelt with their brethren at Ierusalem, ouer against their brethren.
NOW the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
¶ Nowe the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell downe slaine in mount Gilboa.
1611 marginal noteOr, wounded.
1611 marginal note1.Sam. 31.1,2.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
And the battell went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
1611 marginal noteHebr. shooters with bowes.
1611 marginal noteHebr. found him.
¶ So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;
¶ So Saul died for his transgression which hee committed against the LORD, euen against the word of the LORD which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it:
1611 marginal noteHeb. transgressed.
1611 marginal note1.Sam. 15.23.
1611 marginal note1.Sam. 28.7.
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
And this is the number of the mightie men, whom Dauid had: Iashobeam an Hachmonite, the chiefe of the captaines: he lift vp his speare against three hundred, slaine by him at one time.
1611 marginal noteOr, Sonne of Hachmoni.
¶ And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
¶ And Abishai the brother of Ioab, he was chiefe of the three. For lifting vp his speare against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
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Historical English dictionary sources
As a preposition, exposed to, as in 'against the sun'; of time, by the time that.
