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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

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First occurrence: Leviticus 16:8

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Psalms 16:5
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 16:5 · retained source text

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

1611 marginal noteHeb. of my part.

1611 marginal noteLam.3.24. Deut.32.9.

Psalms 105:11
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 105:11 · retained source text

Saying, Unto thee will I giue the land of Canaan: the lot of your inheritance.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the corde.

1611 marginal noteGen.13.15. & 15.10.

Psalms 125:3
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 125:3 · retained source text

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest vpon the lot of the righteous: lest the righteous put forth their hands vnto iniquitie.

1611 marginal noteHebr. wickednesse.

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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;