KJV dictionary & concordance
1. To engage in recreation, sport, contest, lively movement, or musical performance. 2. To act or conduct oneself in a stated role or manner.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 32:6
Complete exact-word concordance
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
And they rose vp early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings: and the people sate downe to eate and to drinke, and rose vp to play.
1611 marginal note1.Cor. 10.7.
Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.
Then they shall bring out the damosell to the doore of her fathers house, and the men of her city shal stone her with stones that she die, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her fathers house: so shalt thou put euill away from among you.
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Let our lord now command thy seruants which are before thee, to seeke out a man, who is a cunning player on an harpe: and it shall come to passe when the euill spirit from God is vpon thee, that hee shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
And Saul said vnto his seruants, Prouide mee now a man, that can play well, and bring him to me.
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Haue I need of mad-men, that ye haue brought this fellow to play the mad-man in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
And Abner said to Ioab, Let the yong men now arise, and play before vs: and Ioab saide, Let them arise.
And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord.
And Dauid said vnto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, & before all his house, to appoint me ruler ouer the people of the LORD, ouer Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do that which seemeth him good.
Be of good courage, and let vs play the men, for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD doe that which seemeth him good.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth foode: where all the beasts of the field play.
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
Wilt thou play with him as with a birde? wilt thou binde him for thy maydens?
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