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headlong

Meaning of “headlong”

With the head foremost; precipitately or without check.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 5:13

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Every verse containing “headlong”

KJV PCE
Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 5:13 · retained source text

He taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse: and the counsell of the froward is caried headlong.

1611 marginal note1.Cor. 3.19.

Luke 4:29
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 4:29 · retained source text

And rose vp, and thrust him out of the citie, & led him vnto the brow of the hill (whereon their city was built) that they might cast him downe headlong.

1611 marginal noteOr, edge.

Acts 1:18
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 1:18 · retained source text

Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the mids, and all his bowels gushed out.

1611 marginal noteMat. 27.7.

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With the head foremost.

volume 1, leaf 891, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 53)