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certain

Meaning of “certain”

1. A particular person, thing, place, time, amount, or number not named or not further specified; also some members or portion of a group. 2. Sure, settled, true, reliable, or known beyond doubt.

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First occurrence: Genesis 28:11

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Genesis 28:11
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 28:11 · retained source text

And hee lighted vpon a certaine place, and taried there all night, because the sunne was set: and hee tooke of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillowes, and lay downe in that place to sleepe.

Genesis 37:15
¶ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 37:15 · retained source text

¶ And a certaine man found him, and behold, hee was wandring in the field, and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Genesis 38:1
AND it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 38:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe at that time, that Iudah went downe from his brethren, and turned in to a certaine Adullamite, whose name was Hirah:

Genesis 38:2
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
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1611 witness · Genesis 38:2 · retained source text

And Iudah saw there a daughter of a certaine Canaanite, whose name was Shuah: and he tooke her, and went in vnto her.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 2.3.

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