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hence

Meaning of “hence”

1. From this place; away from here. 2. From this source or cause. 3. Of time, from now.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
30 occurrences29 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 37:17

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James 4:1
FROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 4:1 · retained source text

¶ From whence come warres and fightings among you? come they not hence, euen of your lusts, that warre in your members?

1611 marginal noteOr, brawlings.

1611 marginal noteOr, pleasures.

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From this cause or reason, noting a consequence, inference or deduction from something just before stated. […] From this source or original.

volume 1, leaf 901, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 37)