KJV dictionary & concordance

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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Leviticus 26:38

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And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Leviticus 26:38 · retained source text

And yee shall perish among the Heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eate you vp.

Complete reference index — all 118 verses

Genesis 41:36 Exodus 19:21 Exodus 21:26 Leviticus 26:38 Numbers 17:12 Numbers 24:20 Numbers 24:24 Deuteronomy 4:26 Deuteronomy 8:19 Deuteronomy 8:20 Deuteronomy 11:17 Deuteronomy 26:5 Deuteronomy 28:20 Deuteronomy 28:22 Deuteronomy 30:18 Joshua 23:13 Joshua 23:16 Judges 5:31 1 Samuel 26:10 1 Samuel 27:1 2 Kings 9:8 Esther 3:13 Esther 4:16 Esther 7:4 Esther 8:11 Esther 9:28 Job 3:3 Job 4:9 Job 4:20 Job 6:18 Job 8:13 Job 18:17 Job 20:7 Job 29:13 Job 31:19 Job 34:15 Job 36:12 Psalms 1:6 Psalms 2:12 Psalms 9:3 Psalms 9:18 Psalms 37:20 Psalms 41:5 Psalms 49:10 Psalms 49:12 Psalms 49:20 Psalms 68:2 Psalms 73:27 Psalms 80:16 Psalms 83:17 Psalms 92:9 Psalms 102:26 Psalms 112:10 Psalms 146:4 Proverbs 10:28 Proverbs 11:7 Proverbs 11:10 Proverbs 19:9 Proverbs 21:28 Proverbs 28:28 Proverbs 29:18 Proverbs 31:6 Ecclesiastes 5:14 Isaiah 26:14 Isaiah 27:13 Isaiah 29:14 Isaiah 41:11 Isaiah 60:12 Jeremiah 4:9 Jeremiah 6:21 Jeremiah 10:11 Jeremiah 10:15 Jeremiah 18:18 Jeremiah 27:10 Jeremiah 27:15 Jeremiah 40:15 Jeremiah 48:8 Jeremiah 51:18 Ezekiel 7:26 Ezekiel 25:7 Daniel 2:18 Amos 1:8 Amos 2:14 Amos 3:15 Jonah 1:6 Jonah 1:14 Jonah 3:9 Zechariah 9:5 Matthew 5:29 Matthew 5:30 Matthew 8:25 Matthew 9:17 Matthew 18:14 Matthew 26:52 Mark 4:38 Luke 5:37 Luke 8:24 Luke 13:3 Luke 13:5 Luke 13:33 Luke 15:17 Luke 21:18 John 3:15 John 3:16 John 10:28 John 11:50 Acts 8:20 Acts 13:41 Romans 2:12 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Corinthians 8:11 2 Corinthians 2:15 2 Corinthians 4:16 Colossians 2:22 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Hebrews 1:11 2 Peter 2:12 2 Peter 3:9

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