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look

Meaning of “look”

Sense 1: To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed. Sense 2: An appearance, countenance, expression, or aspect.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
155 occurrences153 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:16

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Isaiah 51:2
look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 51:2 · retained source text

Looke vnto Abraham your father, and vnto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 51:6 · retained source text

Lift vp your eyes to the heauens, and looke vpon the earth beneath: for the heauens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall waxe old like a garment, and they that dwel therein shall die in like maner: but my saluation shal be for euer, and my righteousnes shall not be abolished.

1611 marginal notePsal. 102.27. matth. 24.35.

Isaiah 56:11
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 56:11 · retained source text

Yea they are greedy dogges which can neuer haue ynough, and they are shepheards that cannot vnderstand: they all looke to their owne way, euery one for his gaine, from his quarter.

1611 marginal noteHeb. strong of appetite.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Know not to be satisfied.

Isaiah 59:11
We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 59:11 · retained source text

We roare all like beares, and mourne sore like doues: we looke for iudgement, but there is none; for saluation, but it is farre off from vs.

Isaiah 63:15
look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 63:15 · retained source text

¶ Looke downe from heauen, and behold from the habitation of thy holinesse, and of thy glory: where is thy zeale and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels, and of thy mercies towards me? are they restrained?

1611 marginal noteOr, the multitude.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 26.15.

Isaiah 66:2
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 66:2 · retained source text

For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things haue beene, saith the LORD: but to this man wil I looke, euen to him that is poore and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

Isaiah 66:24
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 66:24 · retained source text

And they shall goe foorth, and looke vpon the carkeises of the men that haue transgressed against me: for their worme shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring vnto all flesh.

1611 marginal noteMarke 9.44.

Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:16 · retained source text

Giue glory to the LORD your God before he cause darknesse, and before your feet stumble vpon the darke mountaines, and while yee looke for light, he turne it into the shadowe of death, and make it grosse darkenesse.

1611 marginal noteIsa.8.22.

Jeremiah 39:12
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 39:12 · retained source text

Take him, and looke well to him, and doe him no harme, but doe vnto him euen as he shall say vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. set thine eyes vpon him.

Jeremiah 40:4
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 40:4 · retained source text

And now behold, I loose thee this day from the chaines which were vpon thine hand: if it seeme good vnto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will looke well vnto thee: but if it seeme ill vnto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbeare: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and conuenient for thee to goe, thither goe.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I will set mine eye vpon thee.

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In the imperative, used to excite attention: see, behold, observe, or take notice.

volume 2, leaf 76, column 3 (main_dictionary)