KJV dictionary & concordance
1. To depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take. 2. As a noun, permission or liberty to act, including permission to depart.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:24
Complete exact-word concordance
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
And I sent messengers vnto them, saying, I am doing a great worke, so that I can not come down: why should the worke cease, whilest I leaue it, and come downe to you?
And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the Sabbath day, to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the Sabbath, or on the holyday, and that wee would leaue the seuenth yeere, and the exaction of euerie debt.
1611 marginal noteHeb. euery hand.
1611 marginal noteExod. 20.10. leui. 23.3. deut. 5.12. nehem. 13.23.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 15.2. leuit. 25.4.
But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
But in all this time was not I at Ierusalem: for in the two and thirtieth yeere of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, came I vnto the king, and after certaine dayes, obtained I leaue of the King:
1611 marginal noteHeb. at the end of daies.
1611 marginal noteOr, I earnestly requested.
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leaue off my heauinesse, and comfort my selfe.
MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
¶ My soule is weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.
1611 marginal noteOr, eue of while I liue.
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great? or wilt thou leaue thy labour to him?
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
For thou wilt not leaue my soule in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption.
1611 marginal noteAct 2.31. and 13.35.
From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which haue their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: They are full of children, and leaue the rest of their substance to their babes.
1611 marginal noteOr, from by thine hand.
1611 marginal noteOr, their children are full.
Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Hide not thy face farre frō me, put not thy seruant away in anger: thou hast bin my helpe, leaue me not, neither forsake me, O God of my saluation.
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
The LORD will not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him when he is iudged.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To cease; to desist.
