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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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First occurrence: Exodus 30:36

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Jonah 4:8
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
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1611 witness · Jonah 4:8 · retained source text

And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue.

1611 marginal noteOr, silent.

Micah 4:3
¶ And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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1611 witness · Micah 4:3 · retained source text

¶ And he shall iudge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afarre off, and they shall beate their swords into plowshares, and their speares into pruning hookes: nation shall not lift vp a sword against nation, neither shall they learne warre any more.

1611 marginal noteOr, sythes.

1611 marginal noteIsa.2.4. ioel 3.10.

Micah 4:13
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
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1611 witness · Micah 4:13 · retained source text

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horne yron, & I will make thy hooues brasse, and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gaine vnto the LORD, and their substance vnto the LORD of the whole earth.

Matthew 7:25
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
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1611 witness · Matthew 7:25 · retained source text

And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house: and it fell not, for it was founded vpon a rocke.

Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
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1611 witness · Matthew 7:27 · retained source text

And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

Mark 4:37
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
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1611 witness · Mark 4:37 · retained source text

And there arose a great storme of wind, and the waues beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

Mark 12:3
And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
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1611 witness · Mark 12:3 · retained source text

And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away emptie.

Luke 6:48
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 6:48 · retained source text

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deepe, and layd the foundation on a rocke. And when the flood arose, the streame beat vehemently vpon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded vpon a rocke.

Luke 6:49
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
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1611 witness · Luke 6:49 · retained source text

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house vpon the earth: against which the streame did beate vehemently, and immediatly it fell, and the ruine of that house was great.

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