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gates

Meaning of “gates”

Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.

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144 occurrences132 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 20:10

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Nahum 2:6
The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nahum 2:6 · retained source text

The gates of the riuers shall bee opened, and the palace shall bee dissolued.

1611 marginal noteOr, molten.

Nahum 3:13
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nahum 3:13 · retained source text

Beholde, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open vnto thine enemies, the fire shall deuoure thy barres.

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