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priests

Meaning of “priests”

Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

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401 occurrences376 verses34 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 47:22

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Hosea 5:1
HEAR ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
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1611 witness · Hosea 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare yee this, O priests, and hearken, ye house of Israel, and giue yee eare, O house of the king: for iudgement is toward you, because yee haue beene a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread vpon Tabor.

Hosea 6:9
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
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1611 witness · Hosea 6:9 · retained source text

And as troupes of robbers waite for a man, so the company of priestes murther in the way by consent: for they commit lewdnesse.

1611 marginal noteHebr. with one shoulder. Or, to Sichem.

1611 marginal noteOr, enormitie.

Hosea 10:5
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 10:5 · retained source text

The inhabitants of Samaria shall feare, because of the calues of Bethauen: for the people thereof shall mourne ouer it, and the priests thereof that reioyced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

1611 marginal noteChemarims,

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