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call

Meaning of “call”

1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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196 occurrences190 verses39 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:19

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Isaiah 5:20
¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 5:20 · retained source text

¶ Woe vnto them that call euill good, and good euill, that put darkenes for light, and light for darkenesse, that put bitter for sweete, and sweete for bitter.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that say concerning euill, It is good,&c.

Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 7:14 · retained source text

Therefore the LORD himselfe shal giue you a signe: Behold, a Uirgine shall conceiue and beare a Sonne, and shall call his name Immanuel.

1611 marginal noteOr, thou, O Virgin, shalt call.

1611 marginal noteMath.1.23. luc.1.31.

Isaiah 8:3
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 8:3 · retained source text

And I went vnto the Prophetesse, and shee conceiued and bare a sonne, then said the LORD to mee, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

1611 marginal noteHebr. approched vnto.

Isaiah 12:4
And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 12:4 · retained source text

And in that day shall yee say; Praise the LORD, call vpon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

1611 marginal noteOr, proclaime his name.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 16.8. psal. 105.1.

Isaiah 22:20
¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 22:20 · retained source text

¶ And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will call my seruant Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah:

Isaiah 31:2
Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 31:2 · retained source text

Yet he also is wise, and will bring euill, and wil not call backe his words: but will arise against the house of the euill doers, and against the helpe of them that worke iniquitie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. remooue.

Isaiah 34:12
They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 34:12 · retained source text

They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdome, but none shall bee there, and all her Princes shall bee nothing.

Isaiah 41:25
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 41:25 · retained source text

I haue raised vp one from the North, and he shall come: from the rising of the Sunne shall he call vpon my name, and he shall come vpon princes as vpon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

Isaiah 44:5
One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 44:5 · retained source text

One shall say, I am the LORDs: and another shall call himselfe by the name of Iacob: and another shall subscribe with his hand vnto the LORD, and surname himselfe by the name of Israel.

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