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left

Meaning of “left”

Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
348 occurrences337 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:8

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Showing verses 81–90 of 337 · 348 word occurrences in this result

Judges 7:20
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 7:20 · retained source text

And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lampes in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withall: and they cryed, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

Judges 8:10
¶ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 8:10 · retained source text

¶ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hostes with them, about fifteene thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the East: for there fell an hundred and twentie thousand men that drew sword.

1611 marginal noteOr, an hundreth and twenty thousand, euery one drawing a sword.

Judges 9:5
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 9:5 · retained source text

And hee went vnto his fathers house at Ophrah, and slewe his brethren the sonnes of Ierubbaal, being threescore and tenne persons, vpon one stone: notwithstanding, yet Iotham the youngest sonne of Ierubbaal was left; for he hid himselfe.

Judges 16:29
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 16:29 · retained source text

And Samson tooke hold of the two middle pillars, vpon which the house stood, and on which it was borne vp, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

1611 marginal noteOr, he leaned on them.

Ruth 1:3
And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 1:3 · retained source text

And Elimelech Naomies husband died, and shee was left, and her two sonnes;

Ruth 1:5
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 1:5 · retained source text

And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them, and the woman was left of her two sonnes, and her husband.

Ruth 1:18
When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ruth 1:18 · retained source text

When shee sawe that shee was stedfastly minded to goe with her, then shee left speaking vnto her.

1611 marginal noteHebr. strengthened her selfe.

Ruth 2:11
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 2:11 · retained source text

And Boaz answered and said vnto her, It hath fully bene shewed me, all that thou hast done vnto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy natiuitie, and art come vnto a people, which thou knewest not heretofore.

Ruth 2:14
And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 2:14 · retained source text

And Boaz sayde vnto her, At meale time come thou hither, and eate of the bread, and dip thy morsell in the vineger. And shee sate beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corne, and she did eate, and was sufficed, and left.

Ruth 2:20
And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ruth 2:20 · retained source text

And Naomi said vnto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindnesse to the liuing and to the dead. And Naomi said vnto her, The man is neere of kin vnto vs, one of our next kinsemen.

1611 marginal noteOr, one that hath right to redeeme.

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Past tense and past participle of leave.

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