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dogs

Meaning of “dogs”

Sense 1: Domesticated canine animals. Sense 2: A figurative term of contempt for shameless, unclean, or hostile persons.

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24 occurrences23 verses12 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 22:31

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Jeremiah 15:3
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And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 15:3 · retained source text

And I will appoint ouer them foure kindes, saith the LORD, the sword to slay, and the dogs to teare, and the foules of the heauen, and the beasts of the earth to deuoure and destroy.

1611 marginal noteHebr. families.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.26.16.

Complete reference index — all 23 verses
Exodus 22:311 Kings 14:111 Kings 16:41 Kings 21:191 Kings 21:231 Kings 21:241 Kings 22:382 Kings 9:102 Kings 9:36Job 30:1Psalms 22:16Psalms 68:23Isaiah 56:10Isaiah 56:11Jeremiah 15:3Matthew 7:6Matthew 15:26Matthew 15:27Mark 7:27Mark 7:28Luke 16:21Philippians 3:2Revelation 22:15

Where “dogs” appears

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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings7 occurrences
6 verses2 Kings2 occurrences
2 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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