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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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2 Samuel 13:33
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 13:33 · retained source text

Now therefore let not my lord the King take the thing to his heart, to thinke that all the Kings sonnes are dead: for Amnon onely is dead.

2 Samuel 13:39
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 13:39 · retained source text

And the soule of king Dauid longed to goe foorth vnto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

1611 marginal noteOr, was consumed.

2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:2 · retained source text

And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and fetcht thence a wise woman, and said vnto her, I pray thee, faine thy selfe to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thy selfe with oile, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

2 Samuel 14:5
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:5 · retained source text

And the king said vnto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

2 Samuel 16:9
¶ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:9 · retained source text

¶ Then said Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah vnto the king, Why should this dead dogge curse my lord the king? let mee goe ouer, I pray thee, and take off his head.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 24.15. chap. 3.8.

2 Samuel 18:20
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:20 · retained source text

And Ioab said vnto him, Thou shalt not beare tidings this day, but thou shalt beare tidings another day: but this day thou shalt beare no tidings, because the Kings sonne is dead.

1611 marginal noteHebr. be a man of tidings.

2 Samuel 19:10
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:10 · retained source text

And Absalom whom wee anointed ouer vs, is dead in battell: nowe therefore why speake ye not a word of bringing the king backe?

1611 marginal noteHeb are ye silent?

2 Samuel 19:28
For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:28 · retained source text

For all of my fathers house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet diddest thou set thy seruant among them that did eate at thine owne table: what right therefore haue I yet to crie any more vnto the king?

1611 marginal noteHeb. men of death.

1 Kings 3:20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:20 · retained source text

And shee arose at midnight, and tooke my sonne from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and layd it in her bosome, and layd her dead childe in my bosome.

1 Kings 3:21
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:21 · retained source text

And when I rose in the morning to giue my childe sucke, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, beholde, it was not my sonne, which I did beare.

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