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forget

Meaning of “forget”

To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
54 occurrences51 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:45

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Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 49:15 · retained source text

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not haue compassion on the sonne of her wombe? yea they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from hauing compassion.

Isaiah 54:4
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 54:4 · retained source text

Feare not: for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Isaiah 65:11
¶ But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 65:11 · retained source text

¶ But yee are they that for sake the LORD, that forget my holy mountaine, that prepare a table for that troope, and that furnish the drinke offring vnto that number.

1611 marginal noteOr, Gad.

1611 marginal noteOr, Meni.

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preterit tense forgot. [forgat, obsolete ] 1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalms 103:2. 2. To slight; to neglect. Can a woman forget her sucking child? Yea, they may forget yet will I not forget thee. Isaiah 49:15.

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