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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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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.

Exodus 23:26
¶ There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 23:26 · retained source text

¶ There shall nothing cast their yong, nor bee barren in thy land: the number of thy dayes I will fulfill.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 7.14.

Exodus 25:12
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 25:12 · retained source text

And thou shalt cast foure rings of gold for it, and put them in the foure corners thereof, and two rings shal be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

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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)