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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.

Definition sources

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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Zechariah 7:5
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Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 7:5 · retained source text

Speake vnto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fift and seuenth moneth, euen those seuenty yeeres; did ye at all fast vnto me, euen to me?

1611 marginal noteIsa.58.5.

Zechariah 8:19
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 8:19 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth moneth, and the fast of the fift, and the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Iudah ioy and gladnesse, and cheerefull feasts: therefore loue the trueth and peace.

1611 marginal noteHebr. solemne, or set times.

Complete reference index — all 74 verses
Genesis 20:18Judges 4:21Judges 15:13Judges 16:11Ruth 2:8Ruth 2:21Ruth 2:232 Samuel 12:212 Samuel 12:231 Kings 21:91 Kings 21:122 Kings 6:322 Chronicles 20:3Ezra 5:8Ezra 8:21Esther 4:16Job 2:3Job 8:15Job 27:6Job 38:38Psalms 33:9Psalms 38:2Psalms 41:8Psalms 65:6Psalms 89:28Psalms 111:8Proverbs 4:13Isaiah 58:3Isaiah 58:4Isaiah 58:5Isaiah 58:6Jeremiah 8:5Jeremiah 14:12Jeremiah 36:9Jeremiah 46:14Jeremiah 48:16Jeremiah 50:33Joel 1:14Joel 2:15Jonah 1:5Jonah 3:5Zechariah 7:5Zechariah 8:19Matthew 6:16Matthew 6:18Matthew 9:14Matthew 9:15Matthew 26:48Mark 2:18Mark 2:19Mark 2:20Luke 5:33Luke 5:34Luke 5:35Luke 18:12Acts 16:24Acts 27:9Acts 27:411 Corinthians 16:13Galatians 5:1Philippians 1:27Philippians 4:11 Thessalonians 3:81 Thessalonians 5:212 Thessalonians 2:152 Timothy 1:13Titus 1:9Hebrews 3:6Hebrews 4:14Hebrews 10:23Revelation 2:13Revelation 2:25Revelation 3:3Revelation 3:11

Where “fast” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseJudges3 occurrences
3 versesRuth3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra2 occurrences
2 versesEsther2 occurrences
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesJoel2 occurrences
2 versesJonah2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah5 occurrences
2 versesMatthew7 occurrences
5 versesMark6 occurrences
3 versesLuke4 occurrences
4 versesActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesRevelation4 occurrences
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