KJV dictionary & concordance
To injure by cutting off a part, or by wounding and making defective.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Leviticus 19:27
Complete exact-word concordance
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou marre the corners of thy beard.
1611 marginal noteChap. 21.5.
¶ And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
¶ And the kinseman said, I cannot redeeme it for my selfe, lest I marre mine owne inheritance: redeeme thou my right to thy selfe, for I cannot redeeme it.
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
Wherefore ye shall make images of your Emerodes, and images of your Mice, that marre the land, and ye shall giue glory vnto the God of Israel: peraduenture hee will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
And ye shall smite euery fenced citie, and euery choice citie, and shall fell euery good tree, and stop all welles of water, and marre euery good piece of land with stones.
1611 marginal noteHeb. grieue
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
They marre my path, they set forward my calamitie, they haue no helper.
Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
Thus saith the LORD; After this maner will I marre the pride of Iudah, and the great pride of Ierusalem.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To injure by cutting off a part, or by wounding and making defective.
