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environ

Meaning of “environ”

To surround; to encompass; to encircle.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Joshua 7:9

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Joshua 7:9
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 7:9 · retained source text

For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall heare of it, and shall enuiron vs round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou doe vnto thy great Name?

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Historical definitions

To surround; to encompass; to encircle.

volume 1, leaf 687, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 5)