KJV dictionary & concordance

generally

Meaning of “generally”

As a whole or throughout.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 17:11

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2 Samuel 17:11

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Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:11 · retained source text

Therefore I counsell, that all Israel be generally gathered vnto thee, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and that thou goe to battell in thine owne person.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that thy face or presence goe, &c.

Jeremiah 48:38

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There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:38 · retained source text

There shall be lamentation generally vpon all the house toppes of Moab, and in the streetes thereof: for I haue broken Moab like a vessell, wherin is no pleasure, saith the LORD.

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2 Samuel 17:11 Jeremiah 48:38

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Webster 1828

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In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently, but not without exceptions. A hot summer generally follows a cold winter. Men are generally more disposed to censure than to praise, as they generally suppose it easier to depress excellence in others than to equal or surpass it by elevating themselves. 1. In the main; without detail; in the whole taken together. Generally speaking, they live very quietly.

volume 1, leaf 829, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 39)