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India

Meaning of “India”

A country in Asia.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Esther 1:1

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Every verse containing “India”

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Esther 1:1
NOW it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from india even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 1:1 · retained source text

¶ Now it came to passe in the dayes of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India, euen vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundred, and seuen and twentie prouinces.)

Esther 8:9
Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from india unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 8:9 · retained source text

Then were the kings scribes called at that time, in the third moneth, (that is, the month Siuan) on the three and twentieth day thereof, and it was written (according to all that Mordecai commanded) vnto the Iewes, and to the Lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the prouinces, which are from India vnto Ethiopia, an hundred, twentie and seuen prouinces, vnto euery prouince according to the writing thereof, and vnto euery people after their language, and to the Iewes, according to their writing, and according to their language.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A country in Asia, so named from the river Indus.

volume 1, leaf 971, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 142)