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midnight

Meaning of “midnight”

The middle of the night, conventionally about twelve o'clock at night.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
14 occurrences13 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 11:4

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1 Kings 3:20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:20 · retained source text

And shee arose at midnight, and tooke my sonne from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and layd it in her bosome, and layd her dead childe in my bosome.

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The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.

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