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beneath

Meaning of “beneath”

Under or below in place, depth, position, or relation; on the lower side.

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28 occurrences27 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 35:8

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Isaiah 14:9
Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 14:9 · retained source text

Hell from beneath is mooued for thee to meet thee at thy comming: it stirreth vp the dead for thee, euen all the chiefe ones of the earth; it hath raised vp from their thrones, all the kings of the nations.

1611 marginal noteOr, the graue.

1611 marginal noteHebr. leaders, or great goats.

Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 51:6 · retained source text

Lift vp your eyes to the heauens, and looke vpon the earth beneath: for the heauens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall waxe old like a garment, and they that dwel therein shall die in like maner: but my saluation shal be for euer, and my righteousnes shall not be abolished.

1611 marginal notePsal. 102.27. matth. 24.35.

Jeremiah 31:37
Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:37 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, If heauen aboue can bee measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they haue done, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteChap.33.22.

Amos 2:9
¶ Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
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1611 witness · Amos 2:9 · retained source text

¶ Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the Cedars, and hee was strong as the okes, yet I destroyed his fruite from aboue, and his rootes from beneath.

1611 marginal noteNum.21.24. deut. 2.31. iosh. 24.8.

Mark 14:66
¶ And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
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1611 witness · Mark 14:66 · retained source text

¶ And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there commeth one of the maides of the high Priest.

1611 marginal noteMat. 26.69.

John 8:23
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
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1611 witness · John 8:23 · retained source text

And hee said vnto them, Yee are from beneath, I am from aboue: Yee are of this world, I am not of this world.

Acts 2:19
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
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1611 witness · Acts 2:19 · retained source text

And I wil shew wonders in heauen aboue, and signes in the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke.

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