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reach

Meaning of “reach”

Sense 1: To extend or stretch to a place or limit; to arrive or continue as far as it. Sense 2: To extend the hand toward or into something.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences13 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:4

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Numbers 34:11
And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 34:11 · retained source text

And the coast shall goe downe from Shepham to Riblah, on the East side of Ain: and the border shall descend and shall reach vnto the side of the sea of Chinnereth Eastward.

1611 marginal noteHebr. shoulder.

Numbers 35:4
And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
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1611 witness · Numbers 35:4 · retained source text

And the suburbs of the cities, which yee shall giue vnto the Leuites, shall reach from the wall of the citie, and outward, a thousand cubites round about.

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Historical definitions

To be extended; to penetrate or extend as far as a stated point.

volume 2, leaf 423, column 2-3 (main_dictionary)

To extend or stretch; to extend to or touch; to deliver or take by extending the hand; to attain or arrive at.

volume 2, leaf 423, column 1-2 (main_dictionary)