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midst

Meaning of “midst”

The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
364 occurrences350 verses41 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:6

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Zechariah 5:7
And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 5:7 · retained source text

And behold, there was lift vp a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the Ephah.

1611 marginal noteOr, weighey piece.

Zechariah 5:8
And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 5:8 · retained source text

And he said, This is wickednesse, and he cast it into the midst of the Ephah, and he cast the weight of lead vpon the mouth thereof.

Zechariah 8:3
Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 8:3 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, I am returned vnto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Ierusalem, and Ierusalem shall be called a Citie of trueth, and the Mountaine of the LORD of hostes, the holy Mountaine.

Zechariah 8:8
And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 8:8 · retained source text

And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Ierusalem, and they shalbe my people, and I will bee their God, in Trueth and in Righteousnesse.

Zechariah 14:1
BEHOLD, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 14:1 · retained source text

¶ Beholde, the day of the LORD commeth, and thy spoile shall be diuided in the midst of thee.

Zechariah 14:4
¶ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 14:4 · retained source text

¶ And his feet shall stand in that day vpon the mount of Oliues, which is before Ierusalem on the East, and the mount of Oliues shall cleaue in the midst thereof toward the East, and toward the West, and there shall bee a very great valley, and halfe of the Mountaine shall remoue toward the North, and halfe of it toward the South.

Matthew 10:16
¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 10:16 · retained source text

¶ Behold, I send you foorth as sheepe in the middest of wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and harmelesse as doues.

1611 marginal noteOr, simple.

1611 marginal noteLuk. 10.3.

Matthew 14:24
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 14:24 · retained source text

But the ship was now in the midst of the Sea, tossed with waues: for the wind was contrary.

Matthew 18:2
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 18:2 · retained source text

And Iesus called a little child vnto him, and set him in the midst of them,

Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 18:20 · retained source text

For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them.

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