Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 3:16 · retained source text
Or as an hidden vntimely birth, I had not bene; as infants which neuer saw light.
KJV dictionary & concordance
infants
Meaning of “infants”
Very young children; babes.
Definition sources
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-references
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Job 3:16
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “infants”
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 13:16 · retained source text
Samaria shall become desolate, for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shalbe dashed in pieces, and their women with childe shalbe ript vp.
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 18:15 · retained source text
And they brought vnto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
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Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Luke 18:15; Luke 18:16
The persons brought as infants are immediately called little children, directly confirming the young-child identity without fixing an age boundary.
2 · KJV context and cross-references