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forgetful

Meaning of “forgetful”

Apt to forget; failing to remember or keep in mind.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Hebrews 13:2

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Every verse containing “forgetful”

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Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 13:2 · retained source text

Bee not forgetfull to entertaine strangers, for thereby some haue entertayned Angels vnawares.

James 1:25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 1:25 · retained source text

But who so looketh into the perfect Law of libertie, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

1611 marginal noteOr, doing.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of.

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