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perish

Meaning of “perish”

Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

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120 occurrences118 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:36

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Job 3:3
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 3:3 · retained source text

Let the day perish, wherein I was borne, and the night in which it was said, There is a man-childe conceiued.

1611 marginal noteChap. 10.18,19. iere. 20.14.

Job 4:9
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 4:9 · retained source text

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

1611 marginal noteThat is, by his anger, as Esa.30.33.

Job 4:20
They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 4:20 · retained source text

They are destroyed from morning to euening: they perish for euer, without any regarding it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. beaten in pieces.

Job 6:18
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 6:18 · retained source text

The pathes of their way are turned aside; they goe to nothing, and perish.

Job 8:13
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 8:13 · retained source text

So are the paths of all that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish:

1611 marginal noteIob. 11.20 and 18.14. psal. 112.10. prou. 10.28.

Job 18:17
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 18:17 · retained source text

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and hee shall haue no name in the streete.

1611 marginal notePro. 2.22.

Job 20:7
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 20:7 · retained source text

Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?

Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 29:13 · retained source text

The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.

Job 31:19
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:19 · retained source text

If I haue seene any perish for want of cloathing, or any poore without couering:

Job 34:15
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 34:15 · retained source text

All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turne againe vnto dust.

1611 marginal noteEccles. 12.6. gene. 3.19.

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