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colt

Meaning of “colt”

A young ass.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences14 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:11

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Luke 19:30
Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 19:30 · retained source text

Saying, Goe ye into the village ouer against you, in the which at your entring ye shall find a Colt tied, whereon yet neuer man sate: loose him, and bring him hither.

Luke 19:33
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 19:33 · retained source text

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said vnto them, Why loose ye the Colt?

Luke 19:35
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 19:35 · retained source text

And they brought him to Iesus: and they cast their garments vpon the Colt, and they set Iesus thereon.

John 12:15
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 12:15 · retained source text

Feare not, daughter of Sion, behold, thy King commeth, sitting on an asses colt.

1611 marginal noteZach. 9.9.

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Historical definitions

The young of the horse or ass kind; in the Authorized Version applied to the young ass.

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