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expert

Meaning of “expert”

Skilful, practised, or highly knowledgeable.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604
6 occurrences6 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Chronicles 12:33

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1 Chronicles 12:33
Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:33 · retained source text

Of Zebulun, such as went foorth to battell, expert in warre, with all instruments of warre, fifty thousand, which could keepe ranke: They were not of double heart.

1611 marginal noteOr rangers of battell, or ranged in battell.

1611 marginal noteOr, set the battell in aray.

1611 marginal noteHeb. without a heart and a heart.

1 Chronicles 12:35
And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:35 · retained source text

And of the Danites, expert in war, twentie and eight thousand, and sixe hundred.

1 Chronicles 12:36
And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:36 · retained source text

And of Asher, such as went foorth to battell, expert in warre, fourtie thousand.

1611 marginal noteOr, keeping their ranke.

Song of Solomon 3:8
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 3:8 · retained source text

They all hold swords, being expert in warre: Euery man hath his sword vpon his thigh, because of feare in the night.

Jeremiah 50:9
¶ For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:9 · retained source text

¶ For loe, I will raise and cause to come vp against Babylon, an assembly of great nations from the North countrey, and they shall set themselues in aray against her, from thence shee shalbe taken: their arrowes shalbe as of a mightie expert man: none shall returne in vaine.

1611 marginal noteOr, destroyer.

Acts 26:3
Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 26:3 · retained source text

Especially, because I know thee to be expert in all customes and questions which are among the Iewes: wherefore I beseech thee to heare mee patiently.

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