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bloody

Meaning of “bloody”

Marked by or connected with blood; murderous, bloodguilty, or given to bloodshed; or involving a discharge of blood.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences16 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 4:25

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Exodus 4:25
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 4:25 · retained source text

Then Zipporah tooke a sharpe stone, and cut off the foreskinne of her sonne, and cast it at his feete, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to mee.

1611 marginal noteOr, knife.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made it touch.

2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:7 · retained source text

And thus said Shimei when hee cursed, Come out, come out thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

1611 marginal noteHebr. man of blood.

2 Samuel 16:8
The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:8 · retained source text

The LORD hath returned vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast raigned, and the LORD hath deliuered the kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and behold, thou art taken to thy mischiefe, because thou art a bloody man.

1611 marginal noteHebr. behold thee in thy euill.

2 Samuel 21:1
THEN there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:1 · retained source text

¶ Then there was a famine in the dayes of Dauid three yeeres, yeere after yeere, and Dauid enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloodie house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sought the face &c.

Psalms 5:6
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
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1611 witness · Psalms 5:6 · retained source text

Thou shalt destroy them that speake leasing: the LORD will abhorre the bloodie and deceitfull man.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the man of bloods and deceit.

Psalms 26:9
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
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1611 witness · Psalms 26:9 · retained source text

Gather not my soule with sinners, nor my life with bloody men.

1611 marginal noteOr, take not away.

1611 marginal noteHeb. men of blood.

Psalms 55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:23 · retained source text

But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. men of bloods and deceit.

1611 marginal noteHebr. shal not halfe their dayes.

Psalms 59:2
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 59:2 · retained source text

Deliuer mee from the workers of iniquitie, and saue me from bloodie men.

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Stained with or containing blood; cruel or murderous; attended with bloodshed.

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