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black

Meaning of “black”

Sense 1: Of the darkest colour. Sense 2: Dark or blackened in appearance. Sense 3: Figuratively, darkened by mourning, famine, or judgment.

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First occurrence: Leviticus 13:31

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Leviticus 13:31
And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:31 · retained source text

And if the Priest looke on the plague of the skall, and behold, it be not in sight deeper then the skin, and that there is no blacke haire in it; then the Priest shall shut vp him that hath the plague of the skall, seuen dayes.

Leviticus 13:37
But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 13:37 · retained source text

But if the skall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is blacke haire growen vp therein: the skall is healed, he is cleane, and the Priest shall pronounce him cleane.

1 Kings 18:45
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:45 · retained source text

And it came to passe in the meane while, that the heauen was blacke with cloudes and winde, and there was a great raine: and Ahab rode and went to Iezreel.

Esther 1:6
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Esther 1:6 · retained source text

Where were white, greene and blew hangings, fastened with cords of fine linnen, and purple, to siluer rings, and pillers of marble: the beds were of gold and siluer, vpon a pauement of red, and blewe, and white, and blacke marble.

1611 marginal noteOr, violet.

1611 marginal noteOr, of porphyre, and marble, and alabaster, and stone of blew colour.

Job 30:30
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 30:30 · retained source text

My skinne is blacke vpon mee, and my bones are burnt with heat.

Proverbs 7:9
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 7:9 · retained source text

In the twilight in the euening, in the blacke and darke night:

1611 marginal noteHeb. in the euening of the day.

Song of Solomon 1:5
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
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1611 witness · Song of Solomon 1:5 · retained source text

I am blacke, but comely, (O ye daughters of Ierusalem) as the tents of Kedar, as the curtaines of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 1:6
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
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1611 witness · Song of Solomon 1:6 · retained source text

Looke not vpon me because I am blacke, because the Sunne hath looked vpon me: my mothers children were angry with me, they made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine owne vineyard haue I not kept.

Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 5:11 · retained source text

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and blacke as a Rauen.

1611 marginal noteOr, curled.

Jeremiah 4:28
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:28 · retained source text

For this shall the earth mourne, and the heauens aboue be blacke: because I haue spoken it, I haue purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turne backe from it.

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