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hardened

Meaning of “hardened”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of harden, meaning to make or become hard, firm, stubborn, insensible, or resistant.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
33 occurrences33 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 7:13

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Job 9:4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
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1611 witness · Job 9:4 · retained source text

He is wise in heart, and mightie in strength: who hath hardened himselfe against him, and hath prospered?

Job 39:16
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 39:16 · retained source text

She is hardened against her yong ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vaine without feare.

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Made hard, or more hard or compact; made unfeeling; made obstinate; confirmed in error or vice.

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