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

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Psalms 118:11 · retained source text

They compassed mee about, yea they compassed mee about: but in the Name of the LORD, I will destroy them.

They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Psalms 118:12 · retained source text

They compassed mee about like Bees, they are quenched as the fire of thornes: for in the Name of the LORD I wil destroy them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. cut downe.

Complete reference index — all 42 verses

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.

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