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ransom

Meaning of “ransom”

Sense 1: A price or payment for release or deliverance. Sense 2: As a verb, to redeem, rescue, or deliver.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences13 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 21:30

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Isaiah 43:3
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 43:3 · retained source text

For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy one of Israel, thy Sauiour: I gaue Egypt for thy ransome, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

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To redeem or deliver from captivity, punishment, an enemy, or death.

volume 2, leaf 417, column 3 (main_dictionary)

A price paid or means given for release, redemption, or deliverance from captivity, penalty, or a forfeited life.

volume 2, leaf 417, column 2-3 (main_dictionary)