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fro

Meaning of “fro”

Away or back in the opposite direction, chiefly in the phrase to and fro, meaning repeatedly this way and that, back and forth, or from place to place.

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25 occurrences23 verses14 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 8:7

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Jeremiah 5:1
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RUN ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Runne yee to and fro thorow the streetes of Ierusalem, and see now and knowe, and seeke in the broad places thereof, if ye can finde a man, if there be any that executeth iudgement, that seeketh the trueth, and I will pardon it.

Jeremiah 49:3
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Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:3 · retained source text

Howle, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry yee daughters of Rabbah, gird yee with sackcloth: lament and runne to and fro by the hedges: for their king shall goe into captiuitie: and his priests and his princes together.

1611 marginal noteOr, Melcom.

1611 marginal noteChap.48.7.

Complete reference index — all 23 verses
Genesis 8:72 Kings 4:352 Chronicles 16:9Job 1:7Job 2:2Job 7:4Job 13:25Psalms 107:27Proverbs 21:6Isaiah 24:20Isaiah 33:4Isaiah 49:21Jeremiah 5:1Jeremiah 49:3Ezekiel 27:19Daniel 12:4Joel 2:9Amos 8:12Zechariah 1:10Zechariah 1:11Zechariah 4:10Zechariah 6:7Ephesians 4:14

Where “fro” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah6 occurrences
4 versesEphesians1 occurrence
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