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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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Exodus 21:13
And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 21:13 · retained source text

And if a man lye not in wait, but God deliuer him into his hand, then I will appoint thee a place whither hee shall flee:

1611 marginal noteDeut. 19.3.

Exodus 30:16
And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 30:16 · retained source text

And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, that it may be a memoriall vnto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your soules.

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Historical definitions

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)