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nay

Meaning of “nay”

1. No; a denial or refusal. 2. Rather; on the contrary.

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55 occurrences50 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:15

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2 Samuel 24:24
And the king said unto Araunah, nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 24:24 · retained source text

And the King said vnto Araunah, Nay, but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings vnto the LORD my God, of that which doeth cost mee nothing. So Dauid bought the threshing floore, and the oxen, for fiftie shekels of siluer.

1 Kings 2:17
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:17 · retained source text

And hee saide, Speake, I pray thee, vnto Solomon the king (for hee will not say thee nay) that he giue me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

1 Kings 2:20
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:20 · retained source text

Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee, I pray thee say me not nay: and the King said vnto her, Aske on, my mother, for I will not say thee nay.

1 Kings 2:30
And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:30 · retained source text

And Benaiah came to the Tabernacle of the LORD, and said vnto him, Thus saith the king, Come foorth. And he said, Nay, but I will die heere. And Benaiah brought the king word againe, saying, Thus said Ioab, and thus he answered me.

1 Kings 3:22
And the other woman said, nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:22 · retained source text

And the other woman said, Nay, but the liuing is my sonne, and the dead is thy sonne: And this said, No, but the dead is thy sonne, and the liuing is my sonne. Thus they spake before the king.

1 Kings 3:23
Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:23 · retained source text

Then said the King, The one saith, This is my sonne, that liueth, and thy sonne is the dead: and the other saith Nay: but thy sonne is the dead, and my sonne is the liuing.

2 Kings 3:13
And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 3:13 · retained source text

And Elisha saide vnto the king of Israel, What haue I to doe with thee? Get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said vnto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliuer them into the hand of Moab.

2 Kings 4:16
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:16 · retained source text

And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt imbrace a sonne. And she said, Nay my lord, thou man of God, doe not lie vnto thine handmaid.

1611 marginal noteHeb. set time.

1611 marginal noteGen. 18.10.

2 Kings 20:10
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 20:10 · retained source text

And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go downe tenne degrees: nay, but let the shadow returne backward tenne degrees.

1 Chronicles 21:24
And king David said to Ornan, nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 21:24 · retained source text

And king Dauid said to Ornan; Nay, but I wil verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

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