KJV dictionary & concordance
Children, descendants, succeeding generations, or those who come after a person or people.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 45:7
Complete exact-word concordance
And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
And God sent me before you, to preserue you a posteritie in the earth, and to saue your liues by a great deliuerance.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to put for you a remnant.
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord.
Speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you, or of your posteritie shall be vncleane by reason of a dead body, or bee in a iourney afarre off, yet he shall keepe the Passeouer vnto the LORD.
Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Behold, I will take away the posteritie of Baasha, and the posteritie of his house: and will make thy house like the house of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat.
1611 marginal noteChap. 15.29.
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
Behold, I will bring euill vpon thee, and will take away thy posteritie, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut vp, and left in Israel,
1611 marginal noteChap. 14.10. 2.king. 9.8.
1611 marginal note1.Sam. 25.22.
1611 marginal noteChap. 14.10.
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
This their way is their follie; yet their posteritie approue their sayings. Selah.
1611 marginal noteHeb. delight in their mouth.
Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Let his posteritie be cut off: and in the generation folowing let their name be blotted out.
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
And when he shall stand vp, his kingdome shall be broken, and shall be diuided toward the foure winds of heauen; and not to his posteritie, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdome shall be pluckt vp, euen for others besides those.
The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
The LORD God hath sworne by his holinesse, that loe, the dayes shall come vpon you, that he will take you away with hookes, and your posteritie with fish-hookes.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Descendants; children, children's children, etc.
