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gray

Meaning of “gray”

White mixed with black, especially of hair whitened partly or wholly with age.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences6 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 42:38

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “gray”

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Genesis 42:38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:38 · retained source text

And he said, My sonne shall not goe downe with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischiefe befall him by the way in the which yee goe, then shall ye bring downe my gray haires with sorrow to the graue.

Genesis 44:29
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 44:29 · retained source text

And if ye take this also from me, and mischiefe befall him, ye shall bring downe my gray haires with sorrow to the graue.

Genesis 44:31
It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 44:31 · retained source text

It shall come to passe, when he seeth that the lad is not with vs, that he will die, and thy seruants shall bring downe the gray haires of thy seruant our father with sorrow to the graue.

Deuteronomy 32:25
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:25 · retained source text

The sword without, and terrour within shall destroy both the yong man, and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray haires.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from the chambers.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bereaue.

Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 20:29 · retained source text

The glory of yong men is their strength: and the beautie of old men is the gray head.

1611 marginal noteChap.16.31.

Hosea 7:9
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 7:9 · retained source text

Strangers haue deuoured his strength, and hee knoweth it not: yea, gray haires are here and there vpon him, yet he knoweth not.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sprinkled.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

White, with a mixture of black. White; hoary; as gray hair.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 860