KJV dictionary & concordance

fourscore

Meaning of “fourscore”

Eighty; four times twenty.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

36 occurrences35 verses19 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 16:16

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KJV PCE

And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Exodus 7:7 · retained source text

And Moses was fourescore yeres olde, and Aaron fourescore and three yeeres old, when they spake vnto Pharaoh.

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Historical English dictionary sources

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

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