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dead

Meaning of “dead”

Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:3

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1 Chronicles 1:50
And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 1:50 · retained source text

And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his citie was Pai: and his wiues name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

1611 marginal noteOr, Hadar, Gen. 36.39.

1611 marginal noteOr, Pau, Gen. 36.39.

1 Chronicles 2:19
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 2:19 · retained source text

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb tooke vnto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

1 Chronicles 2:24
And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 2:24 · retained source text

And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb Ephratah, then Abiah Hezrons wife, bare him Ashur, the father of Tekoa.

1 Chronicles 10:5
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:5 · retained source text

And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, hee fell likewise on the sword, and died.

1 Chronicles 10:7
And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:7 · retained source text

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead: then they forsooke their cities, and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

2 Chronicles 20:24
And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 20:24 · retained source text

And when Iudah came toward the watch-tower in the wildernesse, they looked vnto the multitude, and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

1611 marginal noteHeb. there was not an escaping.

2 Chronicles 20:25
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 20:25 · retained source text

And when Iehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoile of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious iewels (which they stript off for themselues) more then they could cary away: and they were three dayes in gathering of the spoile, it was so much.

2 Chronicles 22:10
¶ But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 22:10 · retained source text

¶ But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah, sawe that her sonne was dead, shee arose, and destroyed all the seed royall of the house of Iudah.

1611 marginal note2.Kings 11.1.

Esther 2:7
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
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1611 witness · Esther 2:7 · retained source text

And hee brought vp Hadassah (that is Esther) his vncles daughter, for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was faire and beautiful, whom Mordecai (when her father and mother were dead) tooke for his owne daughter.

1611 marginal noteHeb. nourished.

1611 marginal noteHeb. faire of fourme, and good of countenance.

Job 1:19
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 1:19 · retained source text

And beholde, there came a great winde from the wildernes, and smote the foure corners of the house, and it fell vpon the yong men, and they are dead, and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb from a side, &c.

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