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Meaning of “free”

Sense 1: At liberty; released or exempt from bondage, confinement, service, obligation, dominion, guilt, or other restraint. Sense 2: Unrestrained, unobstructed, or at liberty to act or proceed. Sense 3: Willing, voluntary, liberal, or unreserved. Sense 4: Given or received without price, payment, or purchase.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
59 occurrences58 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 21:2

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Numbers 5:19
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And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 5:19 · retained source text

And the Priest shall charge her by an othe, and say vnto the woman, If no man haue lyen with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to vncleannesse with another in stead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse.

1611 marginal noteOr, being in the power of thy husband. Hebr. vnder thy husband.

Numbers 5:28
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And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.
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And if the woman be not defiled, but be cleane, then she shall be free, and shall conceiue seed.

Complete reference index — all 58 verses
Exodus 21:2Exodus 21:5Exodus 21:11Exodus 21:26Exodus 21:27Exodus 36:3Leviticus 19:20Numbers 5:19Numbers 5:28Deuteronomy 15:12Deuteronomy 15:13Deuteronomy 15:18Deuteronomy 24:51 Samuel 17:251 Chronicles 9:332 Chronicles 29:31Job 3:19Job 39:5Psalms 51:12Psalms 88:5Psalms 105:20Isaiah 58:6Jeremiah 34:9Jeremiah 34:10Jeremiah 34:11Jeremiah 34:14Amos 4:5Matthew 15:6Matthew 17:26Mark 7:11John 8:32John 8:33John 8:36Acts 22:28Romans 5:15Romans 5:16Romans 5:18Romans 6:18Romans 6:20Romans 6:22Romans 7:3Romans 8:21 Corinthians 7:211 Corinthians 7:221 Corinthians 9:11 Corinthians 9:191 Corinthians 12:13Galatians 3:28Galatians 4:26Galatians 4:31Galatians 5:1Ephesians 6:8Colossians 3:112 Thessalonians 3:11 Peter 2:16Revelation 6:15Revelation 13:16Revelation 19:18

Where “free” appears

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Exodus6 occurrences
6 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseJohn4 occurrences
3 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans8 occurrences
8 verses1 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 versesGalatians4 occurrences
4 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
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Webster 1828

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Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral. Not imprisoned, confined or under arrest. Unconstrained; unrestrained; not under compulsion or control. Not obstructed. Open; candid; frank; ingenuous; unreserved. Liberal in expenses; not parsimonious. Gratuitous; not gained by importunity or purchase. Clear; exempt; with from. Not encumbered with.

volume 1, leaf 804, columns 1-2 (adjective entry)

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