KJV dictionary & concordance

fourscore

Meaning of “fourscore”

Eighty; four times twenty.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

36 occurrences35 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 16:16

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1 Samuel 22:18

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And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 22:18 · retained source text

And the king said to Doeg, Turne thou and fall vpon the Priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and hee fell vpon the Priests, and slew on that day foure score and fiue persons that did weare a linnen Ephod.

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Genesis 16:16 Joshua 14:10 1 Kings 5:15 1 Chronicles 7:5 2 Chronicles 2:18 2 Chronicles 26:17 Psalms 90:10 Luke 16:7

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Webster 1828

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[See Score.] Four times twenty; eighty. It is used elliptically for fourscore years; as a man of fourscore

volume 1, leaf 801, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 50)