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child

Meaning of “child”

1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

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201 occurrences181 verses31 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:30

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Showing verses 61–70 of 181 · 201 word occurrences in this result

1 Kings 3:17
And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:17 · retained source text

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house, and I was deliuered of a childe, with her in the house.

1 Kings 3:19
And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:19 · retained source text

And this womans childe died in the night: because she ouerlaid it.

1 Kings 3:20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:20 · retained source text

And shee arose at midnight, and tooke my sonne from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and layd it in her bosome, and layd her dead childe in my bosome.

1 Kings 3:21
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:21 · retained source text

And when I rose in the morning to giue my childe sucke, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, beholde, it was not my sonne, which I did beare.

1 Kings 3:25
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:25 · retained source text

And the king said, Diuide the liuing childe in two, and giue halfe to the one, and halfe to the other.

1 Kings 3:26
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:26 · retained source text

Then spake the woman whose the liuing childe was, vnto the king, (for her bowels yerned vpon her sonne) and she said, O my lord, giue her the liuing childe, and in no wise slay it: But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but diuide it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. were hot.

1 Kings 11:17
That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:17 · retained source text

That Hadad fled, he and certaine Edomites of his fathers seruants with him, to goe into Egypt: Hadad being yet a litle childe.

1 Kings 13:2
And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 13:2 · retained source text

And hee cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD, Behold, a child shalbe borne vnto the house of Dauid, Iosiah by name, and vpon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burne incense vpon thee, and mens bones shall bee burnt vpon thee.

1611 marginal note2.King. 23.17.

1 Kings 14:3
And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:3 · retained source text

And take with thee ten loaues, and cracknels, and a cruse of honie, and goe to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the childe.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in thine hand.

1611 marginal noteOr, cakes.

1611 marginal noteOr, bottle.

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