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cast

Meaning of “cast”

1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
501 occurrences474 verses47 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 21:10

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Showing verses 1–10 of 21 · 22 word occurrences in this result

Exodus 1:22
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:22 · retained source text

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery sonne that is borne, yee shall cast into the riuer, and euery daughter ye shall saue aliue.

Exodus 4:3
And he said, cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 4:3 · retained source text

And he said, Cast it on the ground: And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent: and Moses fled from before it.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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.

Exodus 7:9
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 7:9 · retained source text

When Pharaoh shall speake vnto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say vnto Aaron, Take thy rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

Exodus 7:10
¶ And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 7:10 · retained source text

¶ And Moses and Aaron went in vnto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast downe his rod before Pharaoh, and before his seruants, and it became a serpent.

Exodus 7:12
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 7:12 · retained source text

For they cast downe euery man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aarons rod swallowed vp their rods.

Exodus 10:19
And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 10:19 · retained source text

And the LORD turned a mighty strong West wind, which tooke away the locusts, and cast them into the red sea: there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fastened.

Exodus 15:4
Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 15:4 · retained source text

Pharaohs charets and his hoste hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captaines also are drowned in the red Sea.

Exodus 15:25
And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 15:25 · retained source text

And he cried vnto the LORD: and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when hee had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweete: there he made a statute & an ordinance, and there he proued them,

1611 marginal noteEcclus. 38.5.

Exodus 22:31
¶ And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 22:31 · retained source text

¶ And ye shall be holy men vnto me: neither shall ye eate any flesh that is torne of beasts in the field: yee shall cast it to the dogs.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.22.8. ezek.44.31.

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Historical definitions

To make to preponderate; to throw into one scale, for the purpose of giving it superior weight; to decide by a vote that gives a superiority in numbers; as, to cast the balance in ones favor; a casting vote or voice. […] To cast forth, to throw out, or eject, as from an inclosed place; to emit, or send abroad; to exhale.

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