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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.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

41 occurrences38 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 30:28

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Leviticus 26:16

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I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Leviticus 26:16 · retained source text

I also will doe this vnto you, I will euen appoint ouer you terrour, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seede in vaine, for your enemies shall eate it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon you.

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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

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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)