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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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Ruth 2:17
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
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1611 witness · Ruth 2:17 · retained source text

So she gleaned in the field vntill euen, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an Ephah of barley.

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