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lot

Meaning of “lot”

1. An object cast or drawn to decide or assign a matter. 2. A portion, inheritance, office, place, or condition assigned or allotted.

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76 occurrences70 verses18 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Leviticus 16:8

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Esther 3:7
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¶ In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 3:7 · retained source text

¶ In the first moneth (that is, the moneth Nisan) in the twelfth yeere of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman, from day to day, and from moneth to moneth, to the twelfth moneth, that is the moneth Adar.

Esther 9:24
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Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Esther 9:24 · retained source text

Because Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemie of all the Iewes, had deuised against the Iewes to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot) to consume them, and to destroy them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. crush.

Complete reference index — all 70 verses
Leviticus 16:8Leviticus 16:9Leviticus 16:10Numbers 26:55Numbers 26:56Numbers 33:54Numbers 34:13Numbers 36:2Numbers 36:3Deuteronomy 32:9Joshua 13:6Joshua 14:2Joshua 15:1Joshua 16:1Joshua 17:1Joshua 17:2Joshua 17:14Joshua 17:17Joshua 18:11Joshua 19:1Joshua 19:10Joshua 19:17Joshua 19:24Joshua 19:32Joshua 19:40Joshua 19:51Joshua 21:4Joshua 21:5Joshua 21:6Joshua 21:8Joshua 21:10Joshua 21:20Joshua 21:40Joshua 23:4Judges 1:3Judges 20:91 Samuel 14:411 Chronicles 6:541 Chronicles 6:611 Chronicles 6:631 Chronicles 6:651 Chronicles 16:181 Chronicles 24:51 Chronicles 24:71 Chronicles 25:91 Chronicles 26:141 Chronicles 26:16Esther 3:7Esther 9:24Psalms 16:5Psalms 105:11Psalms 125:3Proverbs 1:14Proverbs 16:33Proverbs 18:18Isaiah 17:14Isaiah 34:17Isaiah 57:6Jeremiah 13:25Ezekiel 24:6Ezekiel 45:1Ezekiel 47:22Ezekiel 48:29Daniel 12:13Jonah 1:7Micah 2:5Luke 1:9Acts 1:26Acts 8:21Acts 13:19

Where “lot” appears

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Leviticus4 occurrences
3 versesNumbers7 occurrences
6 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua26 occurrences
24 versesJudges3 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles11 occurrences
10 versesEsther2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Esther 3:7

¶ In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

Esther 9:24

Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;