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believe

Meaning of “believe”

Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
143 occurrences131 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 4:1

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Isaiah 7:9
And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:9 · retained source text

And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliahs sonne: if yee will not beleeue, surely yee shall not be established.

1611 marginal noteOr, doe yee not beleeue? it is because yee are not stable.

Isaiah 43:10
Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 43:10 · retained source text

Yee are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my seruant whom I haue chosen: that ye may know and beleeue me, and vnderstand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

1611 marginal noteOr, nothing formed of God.

1611 marginal noteCha.41.4 and 44.8,

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Historical definitions

To credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of something upon the declaration of another, or upon evidence. To have a firm persuasion of any thing. To believe in is to hold as the object of faith. To believe on is to trust, to place full confidence in, to rest upon with faith.

volume 1, leaf 261, column 2 (main dictionary)

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