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ill

Meaning of “ill”

Bad, evil, harmful, unfavorable, or disagreeable; badly or wrongly, according to the phrase.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences15 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 41:3

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Genesis 41:3
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:3 · retained source text

And behold, seuen other kine came vp after them out of the riuer, ill fauoured and leane fleshed, and stood by the other kine, vpon the brinke of the riuer.

Genesis 41:4
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:4 · retained source text

And the ill fauoured and leane fleshed kine, did eate vp the seuen well fauoured and fat kine: So Pharaoh awoke.

Genesis 41:19
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:19 · retained source text

And behold, seuen other kine came vp after them, poore and very ill fauoured, and leane fleshed, such as I neuer saw in all the land of Egypt for badnes.

Genesis 41:20
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:20 · retained source text

And the leane, & the ill fauoured kine, did eate vp the first seuen fat kine.

Genesis 41:21
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 41:21 · retained source text

And when they had eaten them vp, it could not bee knowen that they had eaten them, but they were still ill fauoured, as at the beginning: So I awoke.

1611 marginal noteHebr. come to the inward parts of them.

Genesis 41:27
And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:27 · retained source text

And the seuen thin and ill fauoured kine that came vp after them, are seuen yeeres: and the seuen emptie eares blasted with the East wind, shall bee seuen yeeres of famine.

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Bad or evil; unfavorable; disagreeable; unhealthy. Not well or rightly; badly. Evil, harm, or misfortune.

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