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noble

Meaning of “noble”

Great; elevated; dignified; being above every thing that can dishonor reputation. Ingenuous; candid; of an excellent disposition; ready to receive truth.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
7 occurrences7 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ezra 4:10

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “noble”

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Ezra 4:10
And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 4:10 · retained source text

And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought ouer, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the Riuer, and at such a time.

1611 marginal noteChal. Cheeneth.

Esther 6:9
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Esther 6:9 · retained source text

And let this apparell and horse bee deliuered to the hand of one of the kings most noble Princes, that they may aray the man withall, whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horsebacke through the streete of the city, and proclaime before him, Thus shal it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cause him to ride.

Jeremiah 2:21
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:21 · retained source text

Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholy a right seede: How then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine vnto me?

1611 marginal noteMatth.21.23. mar.12.1. luc.20.9.

1611 marginal noteExod.15.17. psal.44.3. and 80.9. Isai.5.2.

Acts 17:11
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 17:11 · retained source text

These were more noble then those in Thessalonica, in that they receiued the word with all readinesse of minde, and searched the Scriptures dayly, whether those things were so.

Acts 26:25
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 26:25 · retained source text

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speake foorth the words of trueth and sobernesse.

1 Corinthians 1:26
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 1:26 · retained source text

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Great; elevated; dignified; being above every thing that can dishonor reputation. Ingenuous; candid; of an excellent disposition; ready to receive truth.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 190