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every

Meaning of “every”

Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1,238 occurrences1,060 verses60 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:21

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Exodus 1:1
NOW these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 1:1 · retained source text

¶ Nowe these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, euery man & his household, came with Iacob.

1611 marginal noteGen. 46.8. exod. 6.14.

Exodus 1:22
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:22 · retained source text

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery sonne that is borne, yee shall cast into the riuer, and euery daughter ye shall saue aliue.

Exodus 3:22
But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 3:22 · retained source text

But euery woman shal borrow of her neighbour, and of her that soiourneth in her house, iewels of siluer, and iewels of gold, and rayment: and ye shall put them vpon your sonnes and vpon your daughters, and yee shall spoile the Egyptians.

1611 marginal noteOr, Egypt.

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.2. & 12.35.

Exodus 7:12
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 7:12 · retained source text

For they cast downe euery man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aarons rod swallowed vp their rods.

Exodus 9:19
Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:19 · retained source text

Send therefore now, and gather thy cattell, and all that thou hast in the field: for vpon euery man and beast which shal be found in the field, and shal not bee brought home, the haile shall come downe vpon them, and they shall die.

Exodus 9:22
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:22 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD saide vnto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heauen, that there may be haile in all the land of Egypt, vpon man and vpon beast, and vpon euery herbe of the field, thorowout the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:25
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:25 · retained source text

And the haile smote throughout all the land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and beast: and the haile smote euery herbe of the fielde, and brake euery tree of the field.

Exodus 10:5
And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 10:5 · retained source text

And they shall couer the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth, and they shall eate the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth vnto you from the haile, and shall eate euery tree, which groweth for you out of the field.

1611 marginal noteHebr. eye.

Exodus 10:12
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:12 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses, Stretch out thine hand ouer the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come vp vpon the land of Egypt, and eate euery herbe of the land, euen all that the haile hath left.

Exodus 10:15
For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:15 · retained source text

For they couered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkned, and they did eate euery herbe of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the haile had left, and there remained not any greene thing in the trees, or in the herbes of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

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Genesis91 occurrences
66 verses
Exodus69 occurrences
55 verses
Leviticus35 occurrences
29 verses
Numbers86 occurrences
74 verses
Deuteronomy32 occurrences
30 verses
Joshua11 occurrences
11 verses
Judges25 occurrences
22 verses
1 Samuel28 occurrences
23 verses
2 Samuel20 occurrences
18 verses
1 Kings27 occurrences
23 verses
2 Kings28 occurrences
19 verses
1 Chronicles21 occurrences
18 verses
2 Chronicles39 occurrences
36 verses
Ezra7 occurrences
7 verses
Nehemiah20 occurrences
19 verses
Esther26 occurrences
15 verses
Job22 occurrences
20 verses
Psalms35 occurrences
35 verses
Proverbs21 occurrences
21 verses
Ecclesiastes14 occurrences
11 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah58 occurrences
45 verses
Jeremiah94 occurrences
74 verses
Lamentations3 occurrences
3 verses
Ezekiel89 occurrences
73 verses
Daniel6 occurrences
6 verses
Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses
Joel2 occurrences
2 verses
Amos6 occurrences
6 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah3 occurrences
3 verses
Micah3 occurrences
3 verses
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah4 occurrences
4 verses
Haggai3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah19 occurrences
17 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew26 occurrences
24 verses
Mark9 occurrences
8 verses
Luke28 occurrences
27 verses
John16 occurrences
15 verses
Acts32 occurrences
31 verses
Romans18 occurrences
15 verses
1 Corinthians35 occurrences
31 verses
2 Corinthians12 occurrences
11 verses
Galatians5 occurrences
5 verses
Ephesians8 occurrences
7 verses
Philippians11 occurrences
10 verses
Colossians7 occurrences
5 verses
1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses
Titus3 occurrences
3 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews17 occurrences
16 verses
James6 occurrences
5 verses
1 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses
1 John7 occurrences
7 verses
Revelation21 occurrences
19 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

[Old Eng. everich. It is formed from ever.] Each individual of a whole collection or aggregate number. The word includes the whole number, but each separately stated or considered. Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Psalms 39:5.

volume 1, leaf 704, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 172)

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