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lewdness

Meaning of “lewdness”

Shameless or gross wickedness; sexual immorality or indecency; serious wrongdoing.

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17 occurrences16 verses5 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 20:6

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Judges 20:6
And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
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1611 witness · Judges 20:6 · retained source text

And I tooke my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the countrey of the inheritance of Israel: for they haue committed lewdnesse and folly in Israel.

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Historical definitions

Unlawful indulgence of lust, fornication, or adultery; in scriptural contexts, idolatry; also licentiousness or shamelessness.

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