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named

Meaning of “named”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of name, meaning to call, designate, or mention by name.

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57 occurrences57 verses19 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 23:16

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1 Samuel 4:21
And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 4:21 · retained source text

And she named the childe Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel, (because the Arke of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.)

1611 marginal noteThat is, where is the glory?

1611 marginal noteOr, there is no glory.

1 Samuel 17:4
¶ And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:4 · retained source text

¶ And there went out a champion out of the campe of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath: whose height was sixe cubites and a span.

1 Samuel 22:20
¶ And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 22:20 · retained source text

¶ And one of the sonnes of Ahimelech, the sonne of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after Dauid:

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