KJV dictionary & concordance

lest

Meaning of “lest”

For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

240 occurrences229 verses40 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:3

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2 Kings 2:16

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¶ And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Kings 2:16 · retained source text

¶ And they said vnto him, Behold now, there bee with thy seruants fiftie strong men, let them goe, we pray thee, and seeke thy master: lest peraduenture the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him vp, and cast him vpon some mountaine, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

1611 marginal noteHebr. sonnes of strength.

1611 marginal noteHebr. one of the mountaines.

Complete reference index — all 229 verses

Genesis 3:3 Genesis 3:22 Genesis 4:15 Genesis 11:4 Genesis 14:23 Genesis 19:15 Genesis 19:17 Genesis 19:19 Genesis 26:7 Genesis 26:9 Genesis 32:11 Genesis 38:9 Genesis 38:11 Genesis 38:23 Genesis 42:4 Genesis 44:34 Genesis 45:11 Exodus 1:10 Exodus 5:3 Exodus 13:17 Exodus 19:21 Exodus 19:22 Exodus 19:24 Exodus 20:19 Exodus 23:29 Exodus 23:33 Exodus 33:3 Exodus 34:12 Exodus 34:15 Leviticus 10:6 Leviticus 10:7 Leviticus 10:9 Leviticus 19:29 Leviticus 22:9 Numbers 4:15 Numbers 4:20 Numbers 16:26 Numbers 16:34 Numbers 18:22 Numbers 18:32 Numbers 20:18 Deuteronomy 1:42 Deuteronomy 4:9 Deuteronomy 4:16 Deuteronomy 4:19 Deuteronomy 4:23 Deuteronomy 6:12 Deuteronomy 6:15 Deuteronomy 7:22 Deuteronomy 7:25 Deuteronomy 7:26 Deuteronomy 8:12 Deuteronomy 9:28 Deuteronomy 11:17 Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 20:5 Deuteronomy 20:6 Deuteronomy 20:7 Deuteronomy 20:8 Deuteronomy 22:9 Deuteronomy 24:15 Deuteronomy 25:3 Deuteronomy 29:18 Deuteronomy 32:27 Joshua 2:16 Joshua 6:18 Joshua 9:20 Joshua 24:27 Judges 7:2 Judges 14:15 Judges 18:25 Ruth 4:6 1 Samuel 9:5 1 Samuel 13:19 1 Samuel 15:6 1 Samuel 20:3 1 Samuel 27:11 1 Samuel 29:4 1 Samuel 31:4 2 Samuel 1:20 2 Samuel 12:28 2 Samuel 13:25 2 Samuel 14:11 2 Samuel 15:14 2 Samuel 17:16 2 Samuel 20:6 2 Kings 2:16 1 Chronicles 10:4 Job 32:13 Job 34:30 Job 36:18 Job 42:8 Psalms 2:12 Psalms 7:2 Psalms 13:3 Psalms 13:4 Psalms 28:1 Psalms 32:9 Psalms 38:16 Psalms 50:22 Psalms 59:11 Psalms 91:12 Psalms 106:23 Psalms 125:3 Psalms 140:8 Psalms 143:7 Proverbs 5:6 Proverbs 5:9 Proverbs 5:10 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 20:13 Proverbs 22:25 Proverbs 24:18 Proverbs 25:8 Proverbs 25:10 Proverbs 25:16 Proverbs 25:17 Proverbs 26:4 Proverbs 26:5 Proverbs 30:6 Proverbs 30:9 Proverbs 30:10 Proverbs 31:5 Ecclesiastes 7:21 Isaiah 6:10 Isaiah 27:3 Isaiah 28:22 Isaiah 36:18 Isaiah 48:5 Isaiah 48:7 Jeremiah 1:17 Jeremiah 4:4 Jeremiah 6:8 Jeremiah 10:24 Jeremiah 21:12 Jeremiah 37:20 Jeremiah 38:19 Jeremiah 51:46 Hosea 2:3 Amos 5:6 Zechariah 7:12 Malachi 4:6 Matthew 4:6 Matthew 5:25 Matthew 7:6 Matthew 13:15 Matthew 13:29 Matthew 15:32 Matthew 17:27 Matthew 25:9 Matthew 26:5 Matthew 27:64 Mark 3:9 Mark 4:12 Mark 13:5 Mark 13:36 Mark 14:2 Mark 14:38 Luke 4:11 Luke 8:12 Luke 12:58 Luke 14:8 Luke 14:12 Luke 14:29 Luke 16:28 Luke 18:5 Luke 21:34 Luke 22:46 John 3:20 John 5:14 John 12:35 John 12:42 John 18:28 Acts 5:26 Acts 5:39 Acts 13:40 Acts 23:10 Acts 27:17 Acts 27:29 Acts 27:42 Acts 28:27 Romans 11:21 Romans 11:25 Romans 15:20 1 Corinthians 1:15 1 Corinthians 1:17 1 Corinthians 8:9 1 Corinthians 8:13 1 Corinthians 9:12 1 Corinthians 9:27 1 Corinthians 10:12 2 Corinthians 2:3 2 Corinthians 2:7 2 Corinthians 2:11 2 Corinthians 4:4 2 Corinthians 9:3 2 Corinthians 9:4 2 Corinthians 11:3 2 Corinthians 12:6 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Corinthians 12:20 2 Corinthians 12:21 2 Corinthians 13:10 Galatians 2:2 Galatians 4:11 Galatians 6:1 Galatians 6:12 Ephesians 2:9 Philippians 2:27 Colossians 2:4 Colossians 2:8 Colossians 3:21 1 Thessalonians 3:5 1 Timothy 3:6 1 Timothy 3:7 Hebrews 2:1 Hebrews 3:12 Hebrews 3:13 Hebrews 4:1 Hebrews 4:11 Hebrews 11:28 Hebrews 12:3 Hebrews 12:13 Hebrews 12:15 Hebrews 12:16 James 5:9 James 5:12 2 Peter 3:17 Revelation 16:15

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Genesis 3:3 Exodus 23:33 Psalm 91:12 Mark 3:9 Acts 27:17 Galatians 2:2 Revelation 16:15 Exodus 23:29 Deuteronomy 4:9 Matthew 4:6 1 Corinthians 9:27 Hebrews 4:1 Leviticus 22:9 Joshua 6:18 Psalms 38:16 Jeremiah 1:17 Luke 14:29 2 Corinthians 9:3

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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That not; for fear that.

volume 2, leaf 54, column 1 (main_dictionary)