KJV dictionary & concordance

nigh

Meaning of “nigh”

Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

100 occurrences98 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 47:29

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Genesis 47:29

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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Genesis 47:29 · retained source text

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die, and he called his sonne Ioseph, and said vnto him, If now I haue found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand vnder my thigh, and deale kindly and truely with mee, bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.

1611 marginal noteChap. 24.2.

Complete reference index — all 98 verses

Genesis 47:29 Exodus 3:5 Exodus 14:10 Exodus 24:2 Exodus 32:19 Exodus 34:30 Exodus 34:32 Leviticus 10:3 Leviticus 21:3 Leviticus 21:21 Leviticus 21:23 Leviticus 25:49 Numbers 1:51 Numbers 3:10 Numbers 3:38 Numbers 8:19 Numbers 18:3 Numbers 18:4 Numbers 18:7 Numbers 18:22 Numbers 24:17 Deuteronomy 1:7 Deuteronomy 2:19 Deuteronomy 4:7 Deuteronomy 13:7 Deuteronomy 20:2 Deuteronomy 20:10 Deuteronomy 22:2 Deuteronomy 30:14 Joshua 8:11 1 Samuel 17:48 2 Samuel 10:13 2 Samuel 11:20 2 Samuel 11:21 2 Samuel 15:5 1 Kings 2:1 1 Kings 8:59 1 Chronicles 12:40 1 Chronicles 19:14 Esther 9:20 Psalms 32:6 Psalms 34:18 Psalms 69:18 Psalms 73:2 Psalms 85:9 Psalms 88:3 Psalms 91:7 Psalms 91:10 Psalms 119:150 Psalms 145:18 Proverbs 5:8 Ecclesiastes 12:1 Isaiah 5:19 Joel 2:1 Matthew 15:8 Matthew 15:29 Matthew 21:1 Matthew 24:32 Mark 2:4 Mark 5:11 Mark 5:21 Mark 11:1 Mark 13:29 Luke 7:12 Luke 10:9 Luke 10:11 Luke 15:25 Luke 18:35 Luke 19:11 Luke 19:29 Luke 19:37 Luke 21:20 Luke 21:28 Luke 21:30 Luke 21:31 Luke 22:1 Luke 24:28 John 6:4 John 6:19 John 6:23 John 11:18 John 11:55 John 19:20 John 19:42 Acts 7:17 Acts 9:38 Acts 10:9 Acts 22:6 Acts 27:8 Romans 10:8 Ephesians 2:13 Ephesians 2:17 Philippians 2:27 Philippians 2:30 Hebrews 6:8 Hebrews 7:19 James 4:8 James 5:8

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Near; at a small distance in place or time, or in the course of events.

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