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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:8

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Judges 1:1
NOW after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:1 · retained source text

¶ Now after the death of Ioshua, it came to passe, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shal goe vp for vs against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

Judges 1:3
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:3 · retained source text

And Iudah saide vnto Simeon his brother, Come vp with me into my lot, that wee may fight against the Canaanites, and I likewise will goe with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

Judges 1:5
And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:5 · retained source text

And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites, and the Perizzites.

Judges 1:8
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:8 · retained source text

(Now the children of Iudah had fought against Ierusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the citie on fire)

Judges 1:9
¶ And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 1:9 · retained source text

¶ And afterward the children of Iudah went downe to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the moūtaine, & in the South, and in the valley.

1611 marginal noteOr, lowe countrey.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 10.36. and 11.21. and 15.13.

Judges 1:10
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 1:10 · retained source text

And Iudah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (nowe the name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 15.13.

Judges 1:11
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:11 · retained source text

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir, (& the name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher)

Judges 1:22
¶ And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the Lord was with them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:22 · retained source text

¶ And the house of Ioseph, they also went vp against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.

Judges 2:14
¶ And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 2:14 · retained source text

¶ And the anger of the LORD was hote against Israel, and he deliuered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

1611 marginal notePsal. 44.12. isa. 50.1.

Judges 2:15
Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 2:15 · retained source text

Whither soeuer they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for euill, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworne vnto them: and they were greatly distressed.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26. deut. 28.

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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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