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fast

Meaning of “fast”

Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
85 occurrences74 verses30 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 20:18

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Ruth 2:8
Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 2:8 · retained source text

Then said Boaz vnto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Goe not to gleane in another field, neither goe from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens.

Ruth 2:21
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 2:21 · retained source text

And Ruth the Moabitesse said, He said vnto me also, Thou shalt keepe fast by my yong men, vntill they haue ended all my haruest.

Ruth 2:23
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 2:23 · retained source text

So shee kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to gleane, vnto the end of barley haruest, and of wheat haruest, and dwelt with her mother in law.

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