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appointed

Meaning of “appointed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form 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
126 occurrences126 verses33 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 4:25

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2 Kings 7:17
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¶ And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 7:17 · retained source text

¶ And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned, to haue the charge of the gate: and the people trode vpon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came downe to him.

2 Kings 8:6
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And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 8:6 · retained source text

And when the king asked the woman, shee tolde him. So the King appointed vnto her a certaine officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruites of the field, since the day that she left the land, euen till now.

1611 marginal noteOr. Eunuch.

2 Kings 10:24
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And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.
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And when they went in to offer sacrifices, and burnt offerings, Iehu appointed fourescore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I haue brought into your hands, escape, hee that letteth him goe, his life shall be for the life of him.

2 Kings 11:18
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And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.
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And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down, his altars, and his images brake they in pieces throughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars: and the Priest appointed officers ouer the house of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. offices

2 Kings 18:14
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And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
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And Hezekiah king of Iudah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I haue offended, returne from me: that which thou puttest on me, wil I beare. And the king of Assyria appointed vnto Hezekiah king of Iudah, three hundred talents of siluer, and thirtie talents of gold.

Complete reference index — all 126 verses
Genesis 4:25Genesis 18:14Genesis 24:14Genesis 24:44Exodus 9:5Exodus 23:15Numbers 9:2Numbers 9:3Numbers 9:7Numbers 9:13Joshua 8:14Joshua 20:7Joshua 20:9Judges 18:11Judges 18:16Judges 18:17Judges 20:381 Samuel 13:81 Samuel 13:111 Samuel 19:201 Samuel 20:351 Samuel 21:21 Samuel 25:301 Samuel 29:42 Samuel 17:142 Samuel 20:52 Samuel 24:151 Kings 1:351 Kings 11:181 Kings 12:121 Kings 20:422 Kings 7:172 Kings 8:62 Kings 10:242 Kings 11:182 Kings 18:141 Chronicles 6:481 Chronicles 6:491 Chronicles 9:291 Chronicles 15:171 Chronicles 15:191 Chronicles 16:42 Chronicles 8:142 Chronicles 20:212 Chronicles 23:182 Chronicles 31:22 Chronicles 31:32 Chronicles 33:82 Chronicles 34:22Ezra 3:8Ezra 8:20Ezra 10:14Nehemiah 5:14Nehemiah 6:7Nehemiah 7:1Nehemiah 9:17Nehemiah 10:34Nehemiah 12:31Nehemiah 12:44Nehemiah 13:30Nehemiah 13:31Esther 1:8Esther 2:15Esther 4:5Esther 9:27Esther 9:31Job 7:1Job 7:3Job 14:5Job 14:14Job 20:29Job 23:14Job 30:23Psalms 44:11Psalms 78:5Psalms 79:11Psalms 81:3Psalms 102:20Psalms 104:19Proverbs 7:20Proverbs 8:29Proverbs 31:8Isaiah 1:14Isaiah 14:31Isaiah 28:25Isaiah 44:7Jeremiah 5:24Jeremiah 8:7Jeremiah 33:25Jeremiah 46:17Jeremiah 47:7Ezekiel 4:6Ezekiel 36:5Ezekiel 43:21Daniel 1:5Daniel 1:10Daniel 8:19Daniel 10:1Daniel 11:27Daniel 11:29Daniel 11:35Micah 6:9Habakkuk 2:3Matthew 26:19Matthew 27:10Matthew 28:16Luke 3:13Luke 10:1Luke 22:29Acts 1:23Acts 7:44Acts 17:26Acts 17:31Acts 20:13Acts 22:10Acts 28:231 Corinthians 4:9Galatians 4:21 Thessalonians 3:31 Thessalonians 5:92 Timothy 1:11Titus 1:5Hebrews 1:2Hebrews 3:2Hebrews 9:271 Peter 2:8

Where “appointed” appears

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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses1 Chronicles6 occurrences
6 verses2 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 versesEzra3 occurrences
3 versesNehemiah9 occurrences
9 versesEsther5 occurrences
5 versesJob7 occurrences
7 versesPsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesDaniel7 occurrences
7 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesLuke3 occurrences
3 versesActs7 occurrences
7 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted. Furnished; equipped with things necessary.

volume 1, leaf 189, column 1 (main_dictionary)