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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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Genesis 50:15
¶ And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 50:15 · retained source text

¶ And when Iosephs brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Ioseph will peraduenture hate vs, and will certainely requite vs all the euill which we did vnto him.

Exodus 4:19
And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 4:19 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Moses in Midian, Goe, returne into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

Exodus 9:7
And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:7 · retained source text

And Pharaoh sent, and beholde, there was not one of the cattell of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people goe.

Exodus 12:30
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 12:30 · retained source text

And Pharaoh rose vp in the night, hee and all his seruants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt: for there was not a house, where there was not one dead.

Exodus 12:33
And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:33 · retained source text

And the Egyptians were vrgent vpon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste: for they said, We be all dead men.

Exodus 14:30
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 14:30 · retained source text

Thus the LORD saued Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians: and Israel sawe the Egyptians dead vpon the sea shore.

Exodus 21:34
The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:34 · retained source text

The owner of the pit shall make it good, and giue money vnto the owner of them, and the dead beast shalbe his.

Exodus 21:35
¶ And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:35 · retained source text

¶ And if one mans oxe hurt anothers, that he die, then they shall sell the liue oxe, and diuide the money of it, and the dead oxe also they shall diuide.

Exodus 21:36
Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:36 · retained source text

Or if it bee knowen that the oxe hath vsed to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in, hee shall surely pay oxe for oxe, and the dead shall be his owne.

Leviticus 11:31
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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.

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