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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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Obadiah 1:1
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THE vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Obadiah 1:1 · retained source text

¶ The vision of Obadiah: Thus saith the LORD God, concerning Edom; Wee haue heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen: Arise yee, and let vs rise vp against her in battell.

1611 marginal noteIer.49.14.

Obadiah 1:7
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All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Obadiah 1:7 · retained source text

All the men of thy confederacie haue brought thee euen to the border: the men that were at peace with thee, haue deceiued thee, and preuailed against thee: they that eate thy bread haue laide a wound vnder thee: there is none vnderstanding in him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the men of thy peace.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the men of thy bread.

1611 marginal noteOr, of it.

Obadiah 1:10
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¶ For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:10 · retained source text

¶ For thy violence against thy brother Iacob shame shall couer thee, and thou shalt be cut off for euer.

1611 marginal noteGen.27.41. ezek. 35 5. amos 1.11.

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Obadiah 1:1Obadiah 1:7Obadiah 1:10

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Where “against” appears

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Genesis23 occurrences
19 versesExodus40 occurrences
35 versesLeviticus17 occurrences
15 versesNumbers70 occurrences
57 versesDeuteronomy66 occurrences
62 versesJoshua48 occurrences
42 versesJudges82 occurrences
73 versesRuth2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel77 occurrences
61 verses2 Samuel45 occurrences
39 verses1 Kings54 occurrences
48 verses2 Kings68 occurrences
59 verses1 Chronicles31 occurrences
27 verses2 Chronicles87 occurrences
74 versesEzra8 occurrences
7 versesNehemiah36 occurrences
33 versesEsther11 occurrences
10 versesJob51 occurrences
45 versesPsalms94 occurrences
85 versesProverbs13 occurrences
13 versesEcclesiastes6 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah74 occurrences
56 versesJeremiah181 occurrences
128 versesLamentations14 occurrences
12 versesEzekiel137 occurrences
99 versesDaniel32 occurrences
28 versesHosea13 occurrences
11 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos11 occurrences
8 versesObadiah3 occurrences
3 versesJonah2 occurrences
2 versesMicah13 occurrences
12 versesNahum5 occurrences
5 versesHabakkuk6 occurrences
3 versesZephaniah8 occurrences
7 versesZechariah18 occurrences
16 versesMalachi10 occurrences
6 versesMatthew32 occurrences
27 versesMark26 occurrences
25 versesLuke37 occurrences
27 versesJohn6 occurrences
6 versesActs49 occurrences
44 versesRomans11 occurrences
11 verses1 Corinthians6 occurrences
5 verses2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 versesGalatians4 occurrences
3 versesEphesians6 occurrences
2 versesColossians3 occurrences
3 verses1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesJames4 occurrences
4 verses1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses3 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation9 occurrences
8 verses

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Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

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

printed p. 258; PDF p. 278; Internet Archive leaf n277