KJV dictionary & concordance
1. No; a denial or refusal. 2. Rather; on the contrary.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:15
Complete exact-word concordance
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, nay; but thou didst laugh.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said, Nay, but thou diddest laugh.
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
And he said, Beholde now my LORDs, turne in, I pray you, into your seruants house, and tarie all night, and wash your feete, and ye shall rise vp early and goe on your wayes. And they said, Nay: but we wil abide in the street all night.
1611 marginal noteChap. 18.4.
nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Nay, my LORD, heare mee: the field giue I thee, and the caue that is therein, I giue it thee, in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee: bury thy dead.
And Jacob said, nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
And Iacob saide, Nay, I pray thee: if now I haue found grace in thy sight, then receiue my present at my hand: for therefore I haue seene thy face, as though I had seene the face of God; and thou wast pleased with me.
And they said unto him, nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
And they said vnto him, Nay, my LORD, but to buy food are thy seruants come.
And he said unto them, nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
And he said vnto them, Nay: but to see the nakednesse of the land, you are come.
And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, nay.
And the asse said vnto Balaam, Am not I thine asse, vpon which thou hast ridden euer since I was thine, vnto this day? was I euer wont to do so vnto thee? And he said, Nay.
1611 marginal noteHebr. who hast ridden vpon me.
1611 marginal noteOr, euer since thou wast, &c.
And he said, nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
And he said, Nay, but as captaine of the hoste of the LORD am I now come. And Ioshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said vnto him, What saith my LORD vnto his seruant?
1611 marginal noteOr, Prince.
And the people said unto Joshua, nay; but we will serve the Lord.
And the people said vnto Ioshua, Nay, but we will serue the LORD.
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, nay;
And the Gileadites tooke the passages of Iordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so that when those Ephraimites which were escaped saide, Let me go ouer, that the men of Gilead said vnto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay:
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Historical English dictionary sources
Denial, refusal.
