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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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Hosea 8:3
Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 8:3 · retained source text

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemie shall pursue him.

Hosea 8:5
¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 8:5 · retained source text

¶ Thy calfe, O Samaria, hath cast thee off: mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it bee ere they attaine to innocencie?

Hosea 9:17
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 9:17 · retained source text

My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken vnto him: and they shalbe wanderers among the nations.

Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 14:5 · retained source text

I wil be as the dew vnto Israel: hee shall grow as the lillie, and cast foorth his rootes as Lebanon.

1611 marginal noteOr, blossom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. strike.

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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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