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make

Meaning of “make”

To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
1,055 occurrences974 verses57 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:26

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Psalms 5:8
Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 5:8 · retained source text

Lead me O LORD, in thy righteousnesse, because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

1611 marginal noteHeb. those which obserue me.

Psalms 6:6
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 6:6 · retained source text

I am weary with my groning, all the night make I my bed to swim: I water my couch with my teares.

1611 marginal noteOr, euery night.

Psalms 11:2
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 11:2 · retained source text

For loe, the wicked bende their bow, they make ready their arrow vpon the string: that they may priuily shoote at the vpright in heart.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in darknesse.

Psalms 21:9
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 21:9 · retained source text

Thou shalt make them as a fiery ouen in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them vp in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

Psalms 21:12
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 21:12 · retained source text

Therefore shalt thou make them turne their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrowes vpon thy strings, against the face of them.

1611 marginal noteOr, thou shalt set them as a butte.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shoulder.

Psalms 22:9
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 22:9 · retained source text

But thou art hee that tooke mee out of the wombe; thou didst make me hope, when I was vpon my mothers breasts.

1611 marginal noteOr, keptst me in safety.

Psalms 34:2
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 34:2 · retained source text

My soule shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall heare thereof, and be glad.

Psalms 36:8
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 36:8 · retained source text

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatnesse of thy house: and thou shalt make them drinke of the riuer of thy pleasures.

1611 marginal noteHeb. watered.

Psalms 38:22
make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 38:22 · retained source text

Make haste to helpe mee, O LORD my saluation.

1611 marginal noteHeb. for my helpe.

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Where “make” appears

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Genesis47 occurrences
39 verses
Exodus140 occurrences
118 verses
Leviticus65 occurrences
59 verses
Numbers37 occurrences
32 verses
Deuteronomy39 occurrences
38 verses
Joshua14 occurrences
13 verses
Judges5 occurrences
5 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel24 occurrences
23 verses
2 Samuel14 occurrences
14 verses
1 Kings21 occurrences
19 verses
2 Kings14 occurrences
14 verses
1 Chronicles13 occurrences
12 verses
2 Chronicles20 occurrences
20 verses
Ezra8 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah7 occurrences
7 verses
Esther7 occurrences
6 verses
Job33 occurrences
30 verses
Psalms69 occurrences
65 verses
Proverbs13 occurrences
13 verses
Ecclesiastes3 occurrences
3 verses
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah85 occurrences
79 verses
Jeremiah73 occurrences
68 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel70 occurrences
66 verses
Daniel28 occurrences
26 verses
Hosea11 occurrences
10 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos4 occurrences
4 verses
Micah11 occurrences
10 verses
Nahum9 occurrences
8 verses
Habakkuk5 occurrences
4 verses
Zephaniah4 occurrences
4 verses
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah7 occurrences
7 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew19 occurrences
17 verses
Mark11 occurrences
11 verses
Luke24 occurrences
24 verses
John8 occurrences
8 verses
Acts10 occurrences
10 verses
Romans12 occurrences
12 verses
1 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 verses
2 Corinthians6 occurrences
6 verses
Galatians3 occurrences
3 verses
Ephesians5 occurrences
5 verses
Colossians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews13 occurrences
12 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation15 occurrences
14 verses

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