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bare

Meaning of “bare”

1. As the past tense of bear, brought forth or gave birth to offspring; also produced fruit or other increase. 2. Carried, conveyed, supported, lifted, or sustained a person, object, or load. 3. Bore, endured, or took upon oneself a loss, infirmity, sin, or other burden. 4. Gave witness or record; testified. 5. Exercised rule or authority. 6. As an adjective, uncovered, naked, exposed, stripped, or without covering.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:1

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Genesis 4:1
AND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:1 · retained source text

¶ And Adam knew Eue his wife, and shee conceiued, and bare Cain, and said, I haue gotten a man from the LORD.

Genesis 4:2
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:2 · retained source text

And she againe bare his brother Abel, and Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Hebel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a feeder.

Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:17 · retained source text

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceiued and bare Enoch, and hee builded a City, and called the name of the City, after the name of his sonne, Enoch.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Chanoch.

Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 4:20 · retained source text

And Adah bare Iabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as haue cattell.

Genesis 4:22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:22 · retained source text

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructer of euery artificer in brasse and iron: and the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

1611 marginal noteHeb. whetter.

Genesis 4:25
¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:25 · retained source text

¶ And Adam knew his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, & called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed mee another seed in stead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Sheth.

Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 6:4 · retained source text

There were Giants in the earth in those daies: and also after that, when the sonnes of God came in vnto the daughters of men, & they bare children to them; the same became mightie men, which were of old, men of renowme.

Genesis 7:17
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 7:17 · retained source text

And the Flood was fortie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters increased, and bare vp the Arke, and it was lift vp aboue the earth.

Genesis 16:1
NOW Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 16:1 · retained source text

¶ Now Sarai Abrams wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaide, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Genesis 16:15
¶ And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 16:15 · retained source text

¶ And Hagar bare Abram a sonne: and Abram called his sonnes name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

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