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blessed

Meaning of “blessed”

1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:22

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Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:22 · retained source text

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and fill the waters in the Seas, and let foule multiply in the earth.

1611 marginal noteChap. 8.17. and 9.1.

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:28 · retained source text

And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that mooueth vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. creepeth.

1611 marginal noteChap. 9.1.

Genesis 2:3
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 2:3 · retained source text

And God blessed the seuenth day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God created and made.

1611 marginal noteHeb. created to make.

Genesis 5:2
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
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1611 witness · Genesis 5:2 · retained source text

Male and female created hee them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

1611 marginal noteWisd. 2.23.

Genesis 9:1
AND God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
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1611 witness · Genesis 9:1 · retained source text

¶ And God blessed Noah, and his sonnes, and said vnto them, Bee fruitfull and multiply, and replenish the earth.

1611 marginal noteChap. 1.28. and 8.17.

Genesis 9:26
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 9:26 · retained source text

And hee saide, Blessed bee the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shalbe his seruant.

1611 marginal noteOr, seruant to them.

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
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1611 witness · Genesis 12:3 · retained source text

And I will blesse them that blesse thee, and curse him, that curseth thee: and in thee shal all families of the earth be blessed.

1611 marginal noteChap. 18.18. and 22.18. acts. 3.25. galat. 3.8.

Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 14:19 · retained source text

And hee blessed him, and saide; Blessed bee Abram of the most high God, possessour of heauen and earth,

Genesis 14:20
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 14:20 · retained source text

And blessed bee the most high God, which hath deliuered thine enemies into thy hand: and hee gaue him tithes of all.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 7.4.

Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
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1611 witness · Genesis 17:20 · retained source text

And as for Ishmael, I haue heard thee: behold, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him exceedingly: Twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

1611 marginal noteGene. 25.12.

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