KJV dictionary & concordance
The act of fleeing or escaping; in the phrase put or turn to flight, causing others to flee.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Leviticus 26:8
Complete exact-word concordance
And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
And fiue of you shal chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
1611 marginal noteIosh. 23.10.
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rocke had sold them, and the LORD had shut them vp?
1611 marginal noteIosh. 23.10.
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
These are they that went ouer Iorden in the first moneth, when it had ouerflowen all his bankes, and they put to flight all them of the valleis, both toward the East, and toward the West.
1611 marginal noteHeb. filled ouer.
1611 marginal noteIosh. 3.15.
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor goe by flight: for the LORD will goe before you: and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
1611 marginal noteHeb. gather you vp.
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mightie deliuer himselfe:
1611 marginal noteHeb. his soule or life.
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
But pray yee that your flight bee not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day:
And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
And pray ye that your flight bee not in the winter.
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakenesse were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
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Historical English dictionary sources
The act of fleeing; escape; hasty removal. To put to flight is to compel to flee.
