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pale

Meaning of “pale”

Of a faint or wan colour.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 29:22

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Every verse containing “pale”

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Isaiah 29:22
Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:22 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Iacob: Iacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now waxe pale.

Revelation 6:8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 6:8 · retained source text

And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, & his name that sate on him was Death, and hell followed with him: and power was giuen vnto them, ouer the fourth part of the earth to kill with sword, & with hunger, and with death, and with the beastes of the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, to him.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

White or whitish; wan; deficient in color; not ruddy or fresh of color.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 245