KJV dictionary & concordance

appoint

Meaning of “appoint”

Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

41 occurrences38 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 30:28

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Esther 2:3

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And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Esther 2:3 · retained source text

And let the king appoint officers in all the prouinces of his kingdome, that they may gather together all the faire yong virgins vnto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women vnto the custodie of Hege the kings chamberlaine, keeper of the women, and let their things for purification bee giuen them:

1611 marginal noteHeb. vnto the hand.

1611 marginal noteOr, Hegai, ver.8.

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Genesis 30:28 Numbers 1:50 Joshua 20:2 2 Samuel 15:15 Esther 2:3 Jeremiah 49:19 Ezekiel 45:6 Acts 6:3

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To allot, assign or designate. […] To settle; to fix, name or determine by agreement; as, they appointed a time and place for the meeting.

volume 1, leaf 188, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 222)