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like

Meaning of “like”

Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
669 occurrences581 verses53 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 13:10

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Psalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 1:3 · retained source text

And he shalbe like a tree planted by the riuers of water, that bringeth foorth his fruit in his season, his leafe also shall not wither, and whatsoeuer he doeth, shall prosper.

1611 marginal noteHebr.fade.

Psalms 1:4
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 1:4 · retained source text

The vngodly are not so: but are like the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.

1611 marginal notePsal.34.5. isa.17.13.

Psalms 2:9
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 2:9 · retained source text

Thou shalt breake them with a rod of iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessell.

1611 marginal noteApoc.2.27. and 19.15.

Psalms 7:2
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 7:2 · retained source text

Least hee teare my soule like a lyon, renting it in pieces, while there is none to deliuer.

1611 marginal noteHeb not a deliuerer.

Psalms 17:12
like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 17:12 · retained source text

Like as a lyon that is greedie of his pray, and as it were a yong lyon lurking in secret places.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the likeness of him (i. of euery one of them) is as a lion that desireth to rauin.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sitting.

Psalms 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 22:14 · retained source text

I am powred out like water, and all my bones are out of ioynt: my heart is like waxe, it is melted in the middest of my bowels.

1611 marginal noteOr, sundred.

Psalms 22:15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 22:15 · retained source text

My strength is dried vp like a potsheard: and my tongue cleaueth to my iawes; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Psalms 28:1
UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 28:1 · retained source text

¶ Vnto thee will I cry, O LORD, my rocke, be not silent to mee: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that goe downe into the pit.

Psalms 29:6
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 29:6 · retained source text

He maketh them also to skip like a calfe: Lebanon, and Sirion like a yong Unicorne.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 3.9.

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Where “like” appears

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Genesis2 occurrences
2 verses
Exodus29 occurrences
25 verses
Leviticus1 occurrence
1 verse
Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse
Deuteronomy17 occurrences
16 verses
Joshua1 occurrence
1 verse
Judges5 occurrences
5 verses
Ruth4 occurrences
3 verses
1 Samuel11 occurrences
10 verses
2 Samuel7 occurrences
6 verses
1 Kings20 occurrences
17 verses
2 Kings16 occurrences
13 verses
1 Chronicles10 occurrences
10 verses
2 Chronicles16 occurrences
15 verses
Nehemiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Esther1 occurrence
1 verse
Job33 occurrences
30 verses
Psalms104 occurrences
86 verses
Proverbs15 occurrences
14 verses
Song of Solomon23 occurrences
20 verses
Isaiah72 occurrences
59 verses
Jeremiah56 occurrences
47 verses
Lamentations13 occurrences
12 verses
Ezekiel44 occurrences
38 verses
Daniel21 occurrences
16 verses
Hosea14 occurrences
12 verses
Joel7 occurrences
5 verses
Amos5 occurrences
5 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah5 occurrences
4 verses
Nahum6 occurrences
5 verses
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah2 occurrences
2 verses
Zechariah8 occurrences
7 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
1 verse
Matthew17 occurrences
17 verses
Mark6 occurrences
6 verses
Luke13 occurrences
13 verses
John4 occurrences
4 verses
Acts9 occurrences
9 verses
Romans4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews3 occurrences
3 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation26 occurrences
20 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A person or thing resembling another; an equal.

volume 2, leaf 63, column 2 (main_dictionary)