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against

Meaning of “against”

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
1,667 occurrences1,390 verses57 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 4:8

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Hosea 5:7
They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 5:7 · retained source text

They haue dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they haue begotten strange children, now shall a moneth deuoure them with their portions.

Hosea 6:7
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 6:7 · retained source text

But they like men haue transgressed the Couenant: there haue they dealt treacherously against me.

1611 marginal noteOr, like Adam.

Hosea 7:13
Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 7:13 · retained source text

Woe vnto them, for they haue fled from me: destruction vnto them, because they haue transgressed against me, though I haue redeemed them, yet they haue spoken lies against me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. spoile.

Hosea 7:14
And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 7:14 · retained source text

And they haue not cryed vnto me with their heart, when they howled vpon their beds: they assemble themselues for corne and wine, and they rebell against me.

Hosea 7:15
Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 7:15 · retained source text

Though I haue bound, and strengthened their armes, yet doe they imagine mischiefe against me.

1611 marginal noteOr, chastened.

Hosea 8:1
SET the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 8:1 · retained source text

¶ Set the Trumpet to thy mouth: hee shall come as an Eagle against the house of the LORD, because they haue transgressed my Couenant, and trespassed against my Lawe.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the roofe of thy mouth.

Hosea 8:5
¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 8:5 · retained source text

¶ Thy calfe, O Samaria, hath cast thee off: mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it bee ere they attaine to innocencie?

Hosea 10:9
O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 10:9 · retained source text

O Israel, thou hast sinned from the dayes of Gibeah: there they stood: the battell in Gibeah against the children of iniquitie did not ouertake them.

Hosea 10:10
It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 10:10 · retained source text

It is in my desire that I should chastise them, and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselues in their two furrowes.

1611 marginal noteOr, when I shall bind them for their two transgressions, or in their two habitations.

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Where “against” appears

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Genesis23 occurrences
19 verses
Exodus40 occurrences
35 verses
Leviticus17 occurrences
15 verses
Numbers70 occurrences
57 verses
Deuteronomy66 occurrences
62 verses
Joshua48 occurrences
42 verses
Judges82 occurrences
73 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel77 occurrences
61 verses
2 Samuel45 occurrences
39 verses
1 Kings54 occurrences
48 verses
2 Kings68 occurrences
59 verses
1 Chronicles31 occurrences
27 verses
2 Chronicles87 occurrences
74 verses
Ezra8 occurrences
7 verses
Nehemiah36 occurrences
33 verses
Esther11 occurrences
10 verses
Job51 occurrences
45 verses
Psalms94 occurrences
85 verses
Proverbs13 occurrences
13 verses
Ecclesiastes6 occurrences
5 verses
Isaiah74 occurrences
56 verses
Jeremiah181 occurrences
128 verses
Lamentations14 occurrences
12 verses
Ezekiel137 occurrences
99 verses
Daniel32 occurrences
28 verses
Hosea13 occurrences
11 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos11 occurrences
8 verses
Obadiah3 occurrences
3 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah13 occurrences
12 verses
Nahum5 occurrences
5 verses
Habakkuk6 occurrences
3 verses
Zephaniah8 occurrences
7 verses
Zechariah18 occurrences
16 verses
Malachi10 occurrences
6 verses
Matthew32 occurrences
27 verses
Mark26 occurrences
25 verses
Luke37 occurrences
27 verses
John6 occurrences
6 verses
Acts49 occurrences
44 verses
Romans11 occurrences
11 verses
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
5 verses
2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses
Galatians4 occurrences
3 verses
Ephesians6 occurrences
2 verses
Colossians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews2 occurrences
2 verses
James4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude2 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation9 occurrences
8 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

As a preposition, exposed to, as in 'against the sun'; of time, by the time that.

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