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cunning

Meaning of “cunning”

Skilful, expert, knowledgeable, ingenious, or artfully made in a craft, work, music, hunting, or another practice; where joined to deceit, subtly artful.

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33 occurrences30 verses12 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 25:27

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Genesis 25:27
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 25:27 · retained source text

And the boyes grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents.

Exodus 26:1
MOREOVER thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 26:1 · retained source text

¶ Moreouer thou shalt make the Tabernacle with ten curtaines of fine twined linnen, and blew, and purple, and scarlet: with Cherubims of cunning worke shalt thou make them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the worke of a cunning workeman or Embroderer.

Exodus 26:31
¶ And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
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1611 witness · Exodus 26:31 · retained source text

¶ And thou shalt make a Uaile of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen of cunning worke: with Cherubims shall it be made.

Exodus 28:6
¶ And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
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1611 witness · Exodus 28:6 · retained source text

¶ And they shall make the Ephod of gold, of blew and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linnen, with cunning worke.

Exodus 28:15
¶ And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
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1611 witness · Exodus 28:15 · retained source text

¶ And thou shalt make the brestplate of Iudgement, with cunning worke, after the worke of the Ephod thou shalt make it: of gold, of blew, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linnen shalt thou make it.

Exodus 31:4
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 31:4 · retained source text

To deuise cunning workes, to worke in golde, and in siluer, and in brasse,

Exodus 35:33
And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
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1611 witness · Exodus 35:33 · retained source text

And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in caruing of wood, to make any maner of cunning worke.

Exodus 35:35
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
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1611 witness · Exodus 35:35 · retained source text

Them hath hee filled with wisedome of heart, to worke all manner of worke, of the ingrauer, and of the cunning workeman, and of the embroiderer, in blew, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linnen, and of the weauer, euen of them that doe any worke, and of those that deuise cunning worke.

Exodus 36:8
¶ And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
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1611 witness · Exodus 36:8 · retained source text

¶ And euery wise hearted man, among them that wrought the worke of the Tabernacle, made ten curtaines, of fine twined linnen, and blew, and purple, and scarlet: with Cherubims of cunning worke made he them.

1611 marginal noteChap. 26.3,4.

Exodus 36:35
¶ And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 36:35 · retained source text

¶ And he made a Uaile of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen: with Cherubims made he it of cunning worke.

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