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
Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God doe so to me, and more also, if Adoniiah haue not spoken this word against his owne life.
¶ And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
¶ And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walles of the house round about, both of the Temple and of the Oracle: and hee made chambers round about.
1611 marginal noteOr, vpon, or ioyning to.
1611 marginal noteHeb. ribs.
And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
And then hee built chambers against all the house, fiue cubites high: and they rested on the house with timber of Cedar.
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
And there were windowes in three rowes, and light was against light in three rankes.
1611 marginal noteHebr. sight against sight.
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
And all the doores and postes were square, with the windowes: and light was against light in three rankes.
1611 marginal noteOr, spaces and pillars were square in prospect.
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
And the chapiters vpon the two pillars had pomegranates also, aboue, ouer against the belly which was by the networke: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rowes round about, vpon the other chapiter.
And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
And he put fiue bases on the right side of the house, and fiue on the left side of the house: and he set the Sea on the right side of the house Eastward, ouer against the South.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shoulder.
¶ If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
¶ If any man trespasse against his neighbour, and an oath be laid vpon him to cause him to sweare, and the oath come before thine Altar in this house:
1611 marginal noteHeb. and he require an oath of him.
¶ When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
¶ When thy people Israel bee smitten downe before the enemie, because they haue sinned against thee, and shall turne againe to thee, and confesse thy Name, and pray, and make supplication vnto thee in this house:
1611 marginal noteOr, towards.
¶ When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
¶ When heauen is shut vp, and there is no raine, because they haue sinned against thee: if they pray towards this place, and confesse thy Name, and turne from their sinne, when thou afflictest them:
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Historical English dictionary sources
As a preposition, exposed to, as in 'against the sun'; of time, by the time that.
