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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 77:20
Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 77:20 · retained source text

Thou leddest thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

1611 marginal noteExod. 14.19.

Psalms 78:16
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 78:16 · retained source text

Hee brought streames also out of the rocke, and caused waters to runne downe like riuers.

Psalms 78:27
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:27 · retained source text

He rained flesh also vpon them as dust: and feathered soules like as the sand of the sea.

1611 marginal noteHebr. foule of wing.

Psalms 78:52
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 78:52 · retained source text

But made his owne people to goe forth like sheepe: and guided them in the wildernesse like a flocke.

Psalms 78:69
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:69 · retained source text

And he built his sanctuarie like high palaces: like the earth which he hath established for euer.

1611 marginal noteHeb. founded.

Psalms 79:3
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 79:3 · retained source text

Their blood haue they shed like water round about Ierusalem: and there was none to burie them.

Psalms 79:5
How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 79:5 · retained source text

How long, LORD, wilt thou be angry, for euer? shall thy ielousie burne like fire?

1611 marginal notePsa 89.45

Psalms 80:1
GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 80:1 · retained source text

¶ Giue eare, shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like a flocke, thou that dwellest betweene the Cherubims, shine forth.

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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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