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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.

Definition sources

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 171–180 of 474 · 501 word occurrences in this result

Psalms 71:9
cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 71:9 · retained source text

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Psalms 74:7
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 74:7 · retained source text

They haue cast fire into thy Sanctuary, they haue defiled by casting downe, the dwelling place of thy Nawe to the ground.

1611 marginal noteHebr. they bene sent thy Sanctuarie into the fire.

Psalms 76:6
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 76:6 · retained source text

At thy rebuke, O God of Iacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleepe.

Psalms 77:7
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 77:7 · retained source text

Will the LORD cast off for euer? and will hee be fauourable no more?

Psalms 78:55
He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:55 · retained source text

He cast out the heathen also before them, and diuided them an inheritance by line: and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

1611 marginal noteIosu.13.7.

Psalms 80:8
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 80:8 · retained source text

Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

Psalms 89:38
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 89:38 · retained source text

But thou hast cast off and abhorred: thou hast bene wroth with thine anointed.

Psalms 89:44
Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 89:44 · retained source text

Thou hast made his glory to cease: and cast his throne downe to the ground.

1611 marginal noteHeb. brightnesse.

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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.

volume 1, leaf 355, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 55)