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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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Proverbs 3:1
MY son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 3:1 · retained source text

¶ My sonne, forget not my lawe; but let thine heart keepe my commaundements:

1611 marginal noteDeut.8.1. & 30.16.

Proverbs 31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 31:5 · retained source text

Lest they drinke, and forget the Law, and peruert the iudgement of any of the afflicted.

1611 marginal noteHebr. alter.

1611 marginal noteHebr. of all the sonnes of affliction.

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Historical definitions

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.

volume 1, leaf 795, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 11)

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