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foremost

Meaning of “foremost”

First, furthest forward, nearest the front, or leading the rest in place or order.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 32:17

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Every verse containing “foremost”

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Genesis 32:17
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 32:17 · retained source text

And he commanded the formost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

Genesis 33:2
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 33:2 · retained source text

And he put the handmaides, and their chidren foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Ioseph hindermost.

2 Samuel 18:27
And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:27 · retained source text

And the watchman said, Mee thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok. And the King said, Hee is a good man, and commeth with good tidings.

1611 marginal noteHebr. I see the running.

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