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every

Meaning of “every”

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

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:21

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Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 2:19 · retained source text

And out of y e ground the LORD God formed euery beast of the field, and euery foule of the aire, and brought them vnto Adam, to see what he would call them: and whatsoeuer Adam called euery liuing creature, that was the name thereof.

1611 marginal noteOr, the man.

Genesis 2:20
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 2:20 · retained source text

And Adam gaue names to all cattell, and to the foule of the aire, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam there was not found an helpe meete for him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. called.

Genesis 3:1
NOW the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 3:1 · retained source text

¶ Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said vnto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of euery tree of the garden?

1611 marginal noteHeb. Yea, because, &c.

Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 3:14 · retained source text

And the LORD God said vnto the Serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the field: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate, all the dayes of thy life.

Genesis 3:24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 3:24 · retained source text

So he droue out the man: and he placed at the East of the garden of Eden, Cherubims, and a flaming sword, which turned euery way, to keepe the way of the tree of life.

Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:14 · retained source text

Behold, thou hast driuen me out this day from the face of the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and I shall be a fugitiue, and a vagabond in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that findeth me, shall slay me.

Genesis 4:22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:22 · retained source text

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructer of euery artificer in brasse and iron: and the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

1611 marginal noteHeb. whetter.

Genesis 6:5
¶ And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 6:5 · retained source text

¶ And God saw, that the wickednes of man was great in the earth, and that euery imagination of the thoughts of his heart was onely euill continually.

1611 marginal noteOr, the whole imagination. The Hebr. word signifieth not onely the imagination, but also the purposes and desires.

1611 marginal noteHebr. euery day.

1611 marginal noteChap. 8.21. mat. 15.19.

Genesis 6:17
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:17 · retained source text

And behold, I, euen I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life from vnder heauen, and euery thing that is in the earth shall die.

Genesis 6:19
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:19 · retained source text

And of euery liuing thing of all flesh, two of euery sort shalt thou bring into the Arke, to keepe them aliue with thee: they shall be male and female.

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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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