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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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Micah 2:5
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 2:5 · retained source text

Therefore thou shalt haue none that shall cast a cord by lot in the Congregation of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 32.8,9.

Micah 2:9
The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 2:9 · retained source text

The women of my people haue ye cast out from their pleasant houses, from their children haue ye taken away my glory for euer.

1611 marginal noteOr, wiues.

Micah 4:7
And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 4:7 · retained source text

And I will make her that halted, a remnant; and her that was cast farre off, a strong nation; and the LORD shall reigne ouer them, in Mount Zion from hencefoorth, euen for euer.

1611 marginal noteZeph. 3.19.

1611 marginal noteDan. 7.14. luke 1.33.

Micah 7:19
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Micah 7:19 · retained source text

He wil turne againe, he will haue compassion vpon vs: he will subdue our iniquities, and thou wilt cast all their sinnes into the depths of the Sea.

Nahum 3:6
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nahum 3:6 · retained source text

And I will cast abominable filth vpon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing stocke.

Nahum 3:10
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nahum 3:10 · retained source text

Yet was she caried away, she went into captiuitie: her yong children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streetes: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chaines.

Zephaniah 3:15
The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:15 · retained source text

The LORD hath taken away thy iudgements, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, euen the LORD is in the middest of thee: thou shalt not see euill any more.

Zechariah 1:21
Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 1:21 · retained source text

Then said I, What come these to doe? And hee spake, saying, These are the hornes which haue scattered Iudah, so that no man did lift vp his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the hornes of the Gentiles, which lift vp their horne ouer the land of Iudah to scatter it.

Zechariah 5:8
And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 5:8 · retained source text

And he said, This is wickednesse, and he cast it into the midst of the Ephah, and he cast the weight of lead vpon the mouth thereof.

Zechariah 9:4
Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 9:4 · retained source text

Behold, the LORD wil cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea, and she shalbe deuoured with fire.

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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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