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assault

Meaning of “assault”

An attack or hostile onset; to attack or set upon.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604Webster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Esther 8:11

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Every verse containing “assault”

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Esther 8:11
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 8:11 · retained source text

Wherein the King granted the Iewes, which were in euery citie, to gather themselues together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish all the power of the people and prouince that would assault them, both little ones, and women, and to take the spoile of them for a pray:

Acts 14:5
And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 14:5 · retained source text

And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Iewes, with their rulers, to vse them despitefully, and to stone them,

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To attack or fall upon by violence, or with a hostile intention.

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