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ransomed

Meaning of “ransomed”

Redeemed or rescued from captivity, bondage or punishment by the payment of an equivalent.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 35:10

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “ransomed”

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Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 35:10 · retained source text

And the ransomed of the LORD shall returne and come to Zion with songs, and euerlasting ioy vpon their heads: they shall obtaine ioy and gladnesse, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

1611 marginal noteChap. 51.11.

Isaiah 51:10
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 51:10 · retained source text

Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deepe, that hath made the depthes of the sea a way for the ransomed to passe ouer?

1611 marginal noteExod.14.21.

Jeremiah 31:11
For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:11 · retained source text

For the LORD hath redeemed Iacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger then hee.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Redeemed or rescued from captivity, bondage or punishment by the payment of an equivalent.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 417