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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 21:10

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Showing verses 161–170 of 474 · 501 word occurrences in this result

Psalms 44:9
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 44:9 · retained source text

But thou hast cast off and put vs to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

Psalms 51:11
cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 51:11 · retained source text

Cast mee not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy Spirit from me.

Psalms 55:3
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:3 · retained source text

Because of the voyce of the enemie, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquitie vpon me, and in wrath they hate me.

Psalms 55:22
cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 55:22 · retained source text

Cast thy burden vpon the LORD, and he shall sustaine thee: hee shall neuer suffer the righteous to bee moued.

1611 marginal noteOr, gift.

1611 marginal notePsal.37.8 mat.6.25. luk. 12.22. 1.pet.5.7.

Psalms 60:1
O GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 60:1 · retained source text

¶ O God, thou hast cast vs off; thou hast scattered vs, thou hast bene displeased, O turne thy selfe to vs againe.

Psalms 60:8
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 60:8 · retained source text

Moab is my wash-pot, ouer Edom wil I cast out my shooe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

1611 marginal noteOr, triumph thou ouer me. [by an ironie].

Psalms 60:10
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 60:10 · retained source text

Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast vs off? and thou, O God, which didst not goe out with our armies.

1611 marginal notePsal.44.10. and 108 12.

Psalms 62:4
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 62:4 · retained source text

They onely consult to cast him downe from his excellency, they delight in lies: they blesse with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in their inward parts.

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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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