KJV dictionary & concordance

compassed

Meaning of “compassed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

44 occurrences42 verses15 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 19:4

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Judges 11:18

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Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 11:18 · retained source text

Then they went along through the wildernes, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the Eastside of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

1611 marginal noteNum. 22.13. and 22.24.

Judges 16:2

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And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 16:2 · retained source text

And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and layd wait for him all night in the gate of the citie, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning when it is day, we shall kill him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. silent.

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Where “compassed” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses Joshua6 occurrences
5 verses Judges2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses Job2 occurrences
2 verses Psalms13 occurrences
12 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses Luke1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews3 occurrences
3 verses Revelation1 occurrence
1 verse

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 19:4 Joshua 6:15 Judges 16:2 1 Samuel 23:26 2 Kings 6:14 2 Chronicles 21:9 Psalms 22:16 Joshua 6:11 Job 19:8 Job 19:12 Psalms 17:10 Psalms 17:11 Joshua 15:10 2 Samuel 22:5 Psalms 18:4 Psalms 109:3 Jonah 2:3 Revelation 20:9

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.

volume 1, leaf 439, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 7)