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narrowly

Meaning of “narrowly”

Closely, carefully, exactly, or within narrow limits.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 13:27

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Every verse containing “narrowly”

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Job 13:27
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 13:27 · retained source text

Thou puttest my feete also in the stockes, and lookest narrowly vnto all my pathes; thou settest a print vpon the heeles of my feete.

1611 marginal noteHeb. obseruest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. roots.

Isaiah 14:16
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 14:16 · retained source text

They that see thee shal narrowly looke vpon thee, and consider thee, saying; Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdomes?

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Historical definitions

1. With little breadth. 2. Contractedly; without much extent. 3. Closely; accurately; with minute scrutiny; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly 4. Nearly; within a little; by a small distance; as, he narrowly escaped. 5. Sparingly.

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