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conception

Meaning of “conception”

The conceiving of offspring in the womb.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “conception”

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Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 3:16 · retained source text

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorowe and thy conception. In sorow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and hee shall rule ouer thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, subiect to thy husband.

1611 marginal note1.Corin. 14.34.

Ruth 4:13
¶ So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 4:13 · retained source text

¶ So Boaz tooke Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in vnto her, the LORD gaue her conception, and she bare a sonne.

Hosea 9:11
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 9:11 · retained source text

As for Ephraim, their glory shall flee away like a bird: from the birth and from the wombe, and from the conception.

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