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meet

Meaning of “meet”

Sense 1: To come or bring together, encounter, assemble, or join. Sense 2: Fitting, suitable, proper, worthy, or qualified.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:18

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Nehemiah 6:2
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 6:2 · retained source text

That Sanballat, and Geshem sent vnto me, saying, Come, let vs meet together in some one of the villages in the plaine of Ono: But they thought to doe me mischiefe.

Nehemiah 6:10
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 6:10 · retained source text

Afterward I came vnto the house of Shemaiah the sonne of Delaiah, the sonne of Mehetabel, who was shut vp, and he said, Let vs meet together in the house of God, within the Temple, and let vs shut the doores of the Temple; for they will come to slay thee, yea in the night wil they come to slay thee.

Esther 2:9
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
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1611 witness · Esther 2:9 · retained source text

And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindnesse of him, and hee speedily gaue her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seuen maidens, which were meet to be giuen her, out of the Kings house, and hee preferred her and her maids, vnto the best place of the house of the women.

1611 marginal noteHeb. her portions.

1611 marginal noteHebr. hee changed her.

Job 5:14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
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1611 witness · Job 5:14 · retained source text

They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope in the noone day as in the night.

1611 marginal noteOr, runne into.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 28.29.

Job 39:21
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 39:21 · retained source text

He paweth in the valley, and reioyceth in his strength: hee goeth on to meet the armed men.

1611 marginal noteOr, his feet digge.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the armour.

Proverbs 7:15
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 7:15 · retained source text

Therefore came I forth to meete thee, diligently to seeke thy face, and I haue found thee.

Proverbs 11:24
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 11:24 · retained source text

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more then is meete, but it tendeth to pouertie.

Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 17:12 · retained source text

Let a beare robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather then a foole in his folly.

Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 22:2 · retained source text

The rich and poore meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

1611 marginal noteChap. 29.13.

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