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nought

Meaning of “nought”

Nothing, no thing, no value, no effect, no result, or no payment or cost; to come or be brought to nought is to fail, perish, or be made ineffective, and to set one at nought is to despise, reject, or treat as worthless.

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First occurrence: Genesis 29:15

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Genesis 29:15
¶ And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 29:15 · retained source text

¶ And Laban said vnto Iacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serue me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

Deuteronomy 13:17
And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:17 · retained source text

And there shall cleaue nought of the cursed thing to thine hand, that the LORD may turne from the fiercenesse of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and haue compassion vpon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers;

1611 marginal noteOr, deuoted.

Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 15:9 · retained source text

Beware that there bee not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of release is at hand, and thine eye be euill against thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and hee crie vnto the LORD against thee, and it be sinne vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. word.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Belial

Deuteronomy 28:63
And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:63 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, that as the LORD reioyced ouer you to doe you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will reioyce ouer you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shalbe plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possesse it.

Nehemiah 4:15
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 4:15 · retained source text

And it came to passe when our enemies heard that it was knowen vnto vs, and God had brought their counsell to nought, that we returned all of vs to the wall, euery one vnto his worke.

Job 8:22
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
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1611 witness · Job 8:22 · retained source text

They that hate thee shall be cloathed with shame, and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall not be.

Job 14:18
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 14:18 · retained source text

And surely the mountaine falling commeth to nought: and the rocke is remoued out of his place.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fadeth.

Job 22:6
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 22:6 · retained source text

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

1611 marginal noteHeb. stripped the clothes of the naked.

Psalms 33:10
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
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1611 witness · Psalms 33:10 · retained source text

The LORD bringeth the counsell of the heathen to nought: he maketh the deuices of the people, of none effect.

1611 marginal noteHeb. maketh frustrate.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 19.3.

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