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hate

Meaning of “hate”

To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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First occurrence: Genesis 24:60

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Deuteronomy 19:11
¶ But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 19:11 · retained source text

¶ But if any man hate his neighbour and lie in wait for him, and rise vp against him, and smite him mortally that hee die, and fleeth into one of these Cities:

1611 marginal noteHebr. in life.

Deuteronomy 22:13
¶ If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 22:13 · retained source text

¶ If any man take a wife, and go in vnto her, and hate her,

Deuteronomy 24:3
And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 24:3 · retained source text

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of diuorcement, and giueth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house: Or if the latter husband die, which tooke her to be his wife,

Deuteronomy 30:7
And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 30:7 · retained source text

And the LORD thy God will put all these curses vpon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

Deuteronomy 32:41
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:41 · retained source text

If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take holde on Iudgement, I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.

Deuteronomy 33:11
Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 33:11 · retained source text

Blesse, LORD, his substance, and accept the worke of his handes, smite thorow the loines of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not againe.

Judges 11:7
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
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1611 witness · Judges 11:7 · retained source text

And Iephthah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expell me out of my fathers house? And why are ye come vnto mee now when ye are in distresse?

Judges 14:16
And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
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1611 witness · Judges 14:16 · retained source text

And Samsons wife wept before him, and said, Thou doest but hate me, and louest me not: thou hast put foorth a riddle vnto the children of my people, and hast not tolde it me. And hee said vnto her, Behold, I haue not tolde it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

2 Samuel 22:41
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:41 · retained source text

Thou hast also giuen mee the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 22:8 · retained source text

And the king of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man, (Micaiah the sonne of Imlah) by whom we may enquire of the LORD; but I hate him, for he doth not prophesie good concerning me, but euill. And Iehoshaphat said, Let not the King say so.

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