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cannot

Meaning of “cannot”

Is unable to; is not able to.

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184 occurrences175 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:19

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2 Samuel 5:6
¶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 5:6 · retained source text

¶ And the king and his men went to Ierusalem, vnto the Iebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake vnto Dauid, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: Thinking, Dauid cannot come in hither.

1611 marginal noteOr, saying, Dauid shall not &c.

2 Samuel 14:14
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:14 · retained source text

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot bee gathered vp againe: neither doeth God respect any person, yet doeth he deuise meanes, that his banished bee not expelled from him.

1611 marginal noteOr, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also deuised meanes, &c.

2 Samuel 23:6
¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:6 · retained source text

¶ But the sonnes of Belial shall bee all of them as thornes thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands,

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