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loose

Meaning of “loose”

1. To unbind, untie, detach, release, set free, relax, open, or end a restraint. 2. Unbound or free from restraint.

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:21

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Genesis 49:21
¶ Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
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1611 witness · Genesis 49:21 · retained source text

¶ Naphtali is a hinde let loose: He giueth goodly words.

Leviticus 14:7
And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 14:7 · retained source text

And he shall sprinckle vpon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosie, seuen times, and shall pronounce him cleane, and shall let the liuing bird loose into the open field.

1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon the face of the field.

Deuteronomy 25:9
Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 25:9 · retained source text

Then shal his brothers wife come vnto him in the presence of the Elders, and loose his shooe from off his foote, and spit in his face, and shall answere, and say, So shall it bee done vnto that man that will not build vp his brothers house.

Joshua 5:15
And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
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1611 witness · Joshua 5:15 · retained source text

And the captaine of the LORDs hoste said vnto Ioshua, Loose thy shooe from off thy foote, for the place whereon thou standest, is holy: And Ioshua did so.

1611 marginal noteExod. 3.9. acts. 7.33.

Job 6:9
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
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1611 witness · Job 6:9 · retained source text

Euen that it would please God to destroy mee, that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off.

Job 38:31
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 38:31 · retained source text

Canst thou bind the sweete influences of Pleiades? or loose the bands of Orion?

1611 marginal noteOr, the seuen-starres. Heb. Cimah.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Cesil.

Psalms 102:20
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
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1611 witness · Psalms 102:20 · retained source text

To heare the groning of the prisoner: to loose those that are appointed to death:

1611 marginal noteHeb. the children of death.

Isaiah 20:2
At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 20:2 · retained source text

At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the sonne of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loynes, and put off thy shooe from thy foot: and he did so, walking naked and bare foot.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand of Isaiah.

Isaiah 45:1
THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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1611 witness · Isaiah 45:1 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD to his Anointed, to Cyrus whose right hande I haue holden, to subdue nations before him: and I will loose the loines of kings to open before him the two leaued gates, and the gates shall not be shut.

1611 marginal noteOr, strengthened.

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