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possess

Meaning of “possess”

To have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

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106 occurrences98 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 22:17

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Job 7:3
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 7:3 · retained source text

So am I made to possesse moneths of vanitie, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Job 13:26
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
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1611 witness · Job 13:26 · retained source text

For thou writest bitter things against mee, and makest me to possesse the iniquities of my youth.

1611 marginal notePsal. 25.7.

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