KJV dictionary & concordance

firm

Meaning of “firm”

Fixed, stable, secure, or steadfast; not readily moved or shaken.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

7 occurrences7 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joshua 3:17

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Joshua 3:17

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And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Joshua 3:17 · retained source text

And the Priestes that bare the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD, stood firme on drie ground, in the midst of Iordan, and all the Israelites passed ouer on drie ground, vntill all the people were passed cleane ouer Iordan.

Joshua 4:3

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And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

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1611 witness · Joshua 4:3 · retained source text

And command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the mids of Iordan, out of the place where the Priests feet stood firme, twelue stones, and yee shal cary them ouer with you, and leaue them in the lodging place where you shall lodge this night.

Job 41:23

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The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

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1611 witness · Job 41:23 · retained source text

The flakes of his flesh are ioyned together: they are firme in themselues, they cannot be moued.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the fallings.

Job 41:24

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His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

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1611 witness · Job 41:24 · retained source text

His heart is as firme as a stone, yea as hard as a peece of the nether mil-stone.

Psalms 73:4

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For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

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1611 witness · Psalms 73:4 · retained source text

For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firme.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fat.

Daniel 6:7

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All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Daniel 6:7 · retained source text

All the Presidents of the kingdome, the gouernours, and the Princes, the counsellers and the captaines haue consulted together to establish a royall statute, and to make a firme decree, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of any God or man for thirty dayes, saue of thee, O King, hee shall be cast into the denne of Lions.

1611 marginal noteOr, interdict.