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harlot

Meaning of “harlot”

Sense 1: A woman who practises prostitution or sexual unfaithfulness. Sense 2: Figuratively, a person, city, or nation portrayed as unfaithful.

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First occurrence: Genesis 34:31

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Genesis 34:31
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 34:31 · retained source text

And they said, Should hee deale with our sister, as with an harlot?

Genesis 38:15
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 38:15 · retained source text

When Iudah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot: because she had couered her face.

Genesis 38:21
Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 38:21 · retained source text

Then hee asked the men of that place, saying, where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

1611 marginal noteOr, in Enaijm.

Genesis 38:22
And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
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1611 witness · Genesis 38:22 · retained source text

And he returned to Iudah, and said, I cannot finde her: and also the men of the place said, That there was no harlot in this place.

Genesis 38:24
¶ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
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1611 witness · Genesis 38:24 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe about three moneths after, that it was tolde Iudah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot, and also behold, she is with child by whoredom: and Iudah said, Bring her foorth, and let her be burnt.

Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 21:14 · retained source text

A widow, or a diuorced woman, or prophane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgine of his owne people to wife.

Joshua 6:17
¶ And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
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1611 witness · Joshua 6:17 · retained source text

¶ And the citie shalbe accursed, euen it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: onely Rahab the harlot shal liue, she, and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

1611 marginal noteOr, deuoted.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.4.

Joshua 6:25
And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
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1611 witness · Joshua 6:25 · retained source text

And Ioshua saued Rahab the harlot aliue, and her fathers houshold, and all that she had: and she dwelleth in Israel euen vnto this day, because she hid the messengers which Ioshua sent to spy out Iericho.

Judges 11:1
NOW Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
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1611 witness · Judges 11:1 · retained source text

¶ Now Iephthah the Gileadite was a mightie man of valour, and he was the sonne of an harlot: and Gilead begate Iephthah.

1611 marginal noteHebr. woman, an harlot.

1611 marginal noteHebr. 11.32. called Iephte.

Judges 16:1
THEN went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 16:1 · retained source text

¶ Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in vnto her.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a woman an harlot.

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