KJV dictionary & concordance

beat

Meaning of “beat”

To strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause, just or unjust, or for punishment.

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36 occurrences36 verses17 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 30:36

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Deuteronomy 25:3

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Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 25:3 · retained source text

Fourtie stripes he may giue him, and not exceed: lest if he should exceede, and beate him aboue these, with many stripes, then thy brother should seeme vile vnto thee.

1611 marginal note2.Cor. 11.24.

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Exodus2 occurrences
2 verses Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse Judges3 occurrences
3 verses Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Proverbs1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah4 occurrences
4 verses Joel1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse Micah2 occurrences
2 verses Matthew3 occurrences
3 verses Mark2 occurrences
2 verses Luke5 occurrences
5 verses Acts3 occurrences
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Exodus 30:36 Judges 9:45 2 Kings 13:25 Isaiah 2:4 Jonah 4:8 Matthew 21:35 Luke 12:45 Acts 22:19