All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:20 · retained source text
All foules that creepe, going vpon all foure, shalbe an abomination vnto you.
KJV dictionary & concordance
creep
Meaning of “creep”
To move with the belly on the ground, or the surface of any other body, as a worm or serpent without legs, or as many insects with feet and very short legs; to crawl.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
7 occurrences7 verses4 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Leviticus 11:20
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “creep”
¶ These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:29 · retained source text
¶ These also shalbe vncleane vnto you, among the creeping things that creepe vpon the earth: the Weasell, and the Mouse, and the Tortois, after his kinde,
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:31 · retained source text
These are vncleane to you among all that creepe: whosoeuer doth touch them when they bee dead, shall be vncleane vntill the Euen.
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:42 · retained source text
Whatsoeuer goeth vpon the bellie, and whatsoeuer goeth vpon all foure, or whatsoeuer hath more feet among all creeping things that creepe vpon the earth, them ye shall not eate, for they are an abomination.
1611 marginal noteHebr. doth multiply feet.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 104:20 · retained source text
Thou makest darknesse, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forrest doe creepe forth.
1611 marginal noteHeb. all the beasts thereof doe trample on the forrest.
So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 38:20 · retained source text
So that the fishes of the sea, and the foules of the heauen, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creepe vpon the earth, and all the men that are vpon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountaines shall be throwen downe, and the steepe places shall fall, and euery wall shall fall to the ground.
1611 marginal noteOr, towres. Or staires.
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Timothy 3:6 · retained source text
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and leade captiue silly women laden with sinnes, led away with diuers lusts,
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To move with the belly on the ground, or the surface of any other body, as a worm or serpent without legs, or as many insects with feet and very short legs; to crawl.