KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 14:16
Complete exact-word concordance
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
And hee brought backe all the goods, and also brought againe his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
And they said, Stand backe. And they said againe, This one fellow came in to soiourne, and he will needs bee a Iudge: Now wil we deale worse with thee, then with them. And they pressed sore vpon the man, euen Lot, and came neere to breake the doore.
¶ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
¶ But his wife looked backe from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
And it came to passe as he drewe backe his hand, that behold, his brother came out: and she said, how hast thou broken foorth? this breach bee vpon thee: Therefore his name was called Pharez.
1611 marginal noteOr, wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee?
1611 marginal noteThat is, a breach.
1611 marginal note1 Chron. 2.4. matt. 1.3.
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
There is none greater in this house then I: neither hath hee kept backe any thing from me, but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I doe this great wickednesse, and sinne against God?
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
And Moses stretched out his hand ouer the Sea, and the LORD caused the Sea to goe backe by a strong East winde all that night, and made the Sea dry land, and the waters were diuided.
1611 marginal noteIosh. 4.23. psalme 114.3.
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
Then Iethro Moses father in law tooke Zipporah Moses wife, after he had sent her backe,
¶ If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
¶ If thou meete thine enemies oxe or his asse going astray, thou shalt surely bring it backe to him againe.
And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
And I wil take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shall not be seene.
And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
And those men said vnto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept backe, that wee may not offer an offring of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
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