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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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Showing verses 141–150 of 581 · 669 word occurrences in this result

Job 16:14
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 16:14 · retained source text

He breaketh me with breach vpon breach, he runneth vpon me like a giant.

Job 19:10
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 19:10 · retained source text

He hath destroyed me on euery side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he remooued like a tree.

Job 20:7
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 20:7 · retained source text

Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?

Job 21:11
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 21:11 · retained source text

They send foorth their little ones like a flocke, and their children dance.

Job 30:19
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 30:19 · retained source text

He hath cast mee into the myre, and I am become like dust and ashes.

Job 32:19
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 32:19 · retained source text

Behold, my belly is as wine, which hath no vent, it is ready to burst like new bottles.

1611 marginal noteHeb. is not opened.

Job 34:7
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 34:7 · retained source text

What man is like Iob, who drinketh vp scorning like water?

Job 38:3
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 38:3 · retained source text

Gird vp nowe thy loines like a man; for I will demaund of thee, and answere thou me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. make me know.

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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.

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