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highway

Meaning of “highway”

A public or principal road; a main way of travel.

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16 occurrences15 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 21:19

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Judges 21:19
Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 21:19 · retained source text

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yerely, in a place which is on the Northside of Bethel on the East side of the hie way that goeth vp from Bethel to Shechem, and on the South of Lebanon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from yeere to yeere.

1611 marginal noteOr, towards the Sunne rising.

1611 marginal noteOr, on.

1 Samuel 6:12
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:12 · retained source text

And the kine tooke the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the high way, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand, or to the left: and the lords of the Philistines went after them, vnto the border of Bethshemesh.

2 Samuel 20:12
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:12 · retained source text

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the mids of the high way: and when the man saw that all the people stood still, he remoued Amasa out of the high way into the field, and cast a cloth vpon him, when hee saw that euery one that came by him, stood still.

2 Samuel 20:13
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:13 · retained source text

When he was remoued out of the high way, all the people went on after Ioab, to pursue after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.

2 Kings 18:17
¶ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 18:17 · retained source text

¶ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh, from Lachish to king Hezekiah, with a great hoste against Ierusalem: and they went vp, and came to Ierusalem: and when they were come vp, they came and stood by the conduit of the vpper poole, which is in the high way of the fullers field.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heauy

Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 16:17 · retained source text

The high way of the vpright is to depart from euill: hee that keepeth his way, preserueth his soule.

Isaiah 7:3
Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:3 · retained source text

Then sayd the LORD vnto Isaiah; Goe forth now to meete Ahaz, thou, & Shear-iashub thy sonne, at the end of the conduit of the vpper poole in the high way of the fullers field.

1611 marginal noteThat is, the remnant shal returne.

1611 marginal noteOr, causeway.

1611 marginal note2.kings. 18.17.

Isaiah 11:16
And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 11:16 · retained source text

And there shalbe an high way for the remnant of his people, which shalbe left from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that hee came vp out of the land of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteExod.14.29.

Isaiah 19:23
¶ In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:23 · retained source text

¶ In that day shall there be a hie way out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serue with the Assyrians.

Isaiah 35:8
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 35:8 · retained source text

And an high way shalbe there, and away, and it shall be called the way of holinesse, the vncleane shall not passe ouer it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaringmen, though fooles, shall not erre therein.

1611 marginal noteOr, for he shalbe with them.

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