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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 41:36

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Deuteronomy 11:17

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And then the Lord’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:17 · retained source text

And then the LORDs wrath be kindled against you, and hee shut vp the heauen, that there be no raine, and that the land yeeld not her fruit, and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giueth you.

Deuteronomy 26:5

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And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 26:5 · retained source text

And thou shalt speake and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and hee went downe into Egypt, and soiourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

Deuteronomy 28:20

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The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:20 · retained source text

The LORD shall send vpon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand vnto, for to doe, vntill thou be destroyed, and vntill thou perish quickely, because of the wickednesse of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. which thou wouldest doe.

Deuteronomy 28:22

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The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:22 · retained source text

The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a feuer, and with an inflammation, & with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildewe: and they shall pursue thee vntill thou perish.

1611 marginal noteOr, drought

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.16.

Deuteronomy 30:18

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I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 30:18 · retained source text

I denounce vnto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that yee shall not prolong your dayes vpon the land, whither thou passest ouer Iordan, to goe to possesse it.

Joshua 23:13

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Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

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1611 witness · Joshua 23:13 · retained source text

Know for a certainety, that the LORD your God will no more driue out any of these nations from before you: but they shalbe snares and traps vnto you, and scourges in your sides, and thornes in your eyes, vntill yee perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath giuen you.

1611 marginal noteExod. 23.33. numb. 33.55. deu 7.16.

Joshua 23:16

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When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

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1611 witness · Joshua 23:16 · retained source text

When yee haue transgressed the Couenant of the LORD your God, which hee commaunded you, and haue gone and serued other gods, and bowed your selues to them: then shall the anger of the LORD bee kindled against you, and yee shall perish quickly from off the good land which hee hath giuen vnto you.

Judges 5:31

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So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

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1611 witness · Judges 5:31 · retained source text

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that loue him, be as the Sunne when he goeth foorth in his might. And the land had rest fourtie yeeres.

1 Samuel 26:10

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David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 26:10 · retained source text

Dauid said furthermore, As the LORD liueth, the LORD shal smite him, or his day shall come to die, or hee shall descend into battell, and perish.

1 Samuel 27:1

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AND David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 27:1 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid sayd in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me, then that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shal despaire of me, to seeke me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

1611 marginal noteHebr. be consumed.

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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