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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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Ruth 3:8
¶ And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ruth 3:8 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himselfe: and behold, a woman lay at his feete.

1611 marginal noteOr, tooke holde on.

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

volume 2, leaf 134, column 2 (main_dictionary)