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once

Meaning of “once”

Sense 1: One time or a single occurrence. Sense 2: At once: at the same instant or together. Sense 3: Formerly; at an earlier time. Sense 4: When once: when the stated point has been reached.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
59 occurrences56 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 18:32

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Psalms 62:11
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 62:11 · retained source text

God hath spoken once; twice haue I heard this, that power belongeth vnto God.

1611 marginal noteOr, strength.

Psalms 76:7
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 76:7 · retained source text

Thou, euen thou art to be feared; and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

Psalms 89:35
once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 89:35 · retained source text

Once haue I sworne by my holinesse; that I will not lye vnto Dauid.

1611 marginal noteHeb. if I lie.

Proverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 28:18 · retained source text

Whoso walketh vprightly, shall be saued: but he that is peruerse in his wayes, shall fall at once.

1611 marginal noteChap.10.25.

Isaiah 42:14
I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 42:14 · retained source text

I haue long time holden my peace, I haue bene still and refrained my selfe: now wil I cry like a trauailing woman, I will destroy and deuoure at once.

1611 marginal noteHebr. swallow or sup vp.

Isaiah 66:8
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 66:8 · retained source text

Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seene such things? shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day, or shall a nation be borne at once? for as soone as Zion traueiled, shee brought foorth her children.

Jeremiah 10:18
For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:18 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distresse them, that they may find it so.

Jeremiah 13:27
I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:27 · retained source text

I haue seene thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdnesse of thy whordome, and thine abominations on the hils in the fields: woe vnto thee, O Ierusalem, wilt thou not bee made cleane? when shall it once be?

1611 marginal noteHeb. after when yet?

Jeremiah 16:21
Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 16:21 · retained source text

Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know: I will cause them to knowe mine hand and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD.

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