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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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Nehemiah 7:26
The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:26 · retained source text

The men of Bethlehem, and Netophah, an hundred, fourescore and eight.

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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)

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