Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

banishment

Meaning of “banishment”

The act or condition of being driven or expelled from one's place or country.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ezra 7:26

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “banishment”

KJV PCE
Ezra 7:26
And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 7:26 · retained source text

And whosoeuer will not doe the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let iudgement be executed speedily vpon him, whether it be vnto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

1611 marginal noteChald. to rooting out.

Lamentations 2:14
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:14 · retained source text

Thy Prophets haue seene vaine and foolish things for thee, and they haue not discouered thine iniquitie, to turne away thy captiuitie: but haue seene for thee false burdens, and causes of banishment.

1611 marginal noteIere.2.8. and 5.31. and 14.14. and 23.16.

Source order

Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The act of a prince or government, compelling a citizen to leave his country, either for a limited time or forever, as for some crime.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 237