KJV dictionary & concordance
A small vessel used for passage or transport on water.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 2 Samuel 19:18
Complete exact-word concordance
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
And there went ouer a ferry-boat to cary ouer the kings houshold, and to doe what he thought good: and Shimei the sonne of Gera fell downe before the king as he was come ouer Iordane;
1611 marginal noteHeb. the good in his eyes.
¶ The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
¶ The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was none other boat there, saue that one whereinto his disciples were entred, and that Iesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone:
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
And running vnder a certaine yland, which is called Clauda, wee had much worke to come by the boate:
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let downe the boat into the sea, vnder colour as though they would haue cast ancres out of the fore-ship,
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Then the souldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A small open vessel, usually moved by oars, but sometimes by a sail.
