KJV dictionary & concordance

prey

Meaning of “prey”

1. A person, animal, possession, or spoil seized or pursued to be taken, plundered, or devoured. 2. To seize, plunder, or take by force.

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73 occurrences69 verses18 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 49:9

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Judges 5:30

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Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

3 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 5:30 · retained source text

Haue they not sped? haue they not diuided the pray to euery man a damosell or two? To Sisera a pray of diuers colours, a pray of diuers colours, of needle worke, of diuers colours of needle worke on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoile?

1611 marginal noteHeb. to the head of a man.

1611 marginal noteHebr. for the neckes of the spoils.

Judges 8:24

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¶ And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Judges 8:24 · retained source text

¶ And Gideon said vnto them, I would desire a request of you, that you would giue me euery man the earerings of his pray. For they had golden eare-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.

Judges 8:25

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