KJV dictionary & concordance
A stranger or foreigner; one not belonging to, or treated as outside, a people, place, or relation.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 18:3
Complete exact-word concordance
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
And her two sonnes, of which the name of the one was Gershom: for he said, I haue bene an alien in a strange land.
1611 marginal noteThat is, A stranger there.
1611 marginal noteChap. 2.22.
¶ Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
¶ Ye shall not eate of any thing that dieth of it selfe: thou shalt giue it vnto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eate it, or thou mayest sell it vnto an alien: for thou art an holy people vnto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kidde in his mothers milke.
1611 marginal noteExod. 23.19. and 34.26.
They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
They that dwell in mine house, and my maides count me for a stranger: I am an aliant in their sight.
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, and an aliant vnto my mothers children.
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
And strangers shall stand and feed your flockes, and the sonnes of the alient shalbe your plowmen, and your Uine-dressers.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A stranger borne, an outlandish man.
A stranger.
