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redeem

Meaning of “redeem”

Sense 1: To buy back, repurchase, recover, or release a person or thing by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: To rescue, free, or deliver from bondage, captivity, danger, death, enemies, trouble, the curse of the law, or iniquity.

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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
56 occurrences40 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 6:6

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Exodus 6:6
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 6:6 · retained source text

Wherefore say vnto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from vnder the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage: and I will redeeme you with a stretched out arme, and with great iudgements.

Exodus 13:13
And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:13 · retained source text

And euery firstling of an asse thou shalt redeeme with a lambe: and if thou wilt not redeeme it, then thou shalt breake his necke, and all the first borne of man amongst thy children shalt thou redeeme.

1611 marginal noteOr, kidde.

Exodus 13:15
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 13:15 · retained source text

And it came to passe when Pharaoh would hardly let vs goe, that the LORD slew all the first borne in the land of Egypt, both the first borne of man, and the first borne of beast: Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males: but all the first borne of my children I redeeme.

Exodus 34:20
But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 34:20 · retained source text

But the firstling of an Asse thou shalt redeeme with a lambe: and if thou redeeme him not, then shalt thou breake his necke. All the first borne of thy sonnes thou shalt redeeme: and none shall appeare before me empty.

1611 marginal noteOr, kid.

1611 marginal noteChap. 23.15.

Leviticus 25:25
¶ If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:25 · retained source text

¶ If thy brother be waxen poore, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kinne come to redeeme it, then shall hee redeeme that which his brother sold.

Leviticus 25:26
And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:26 · retained source text

And if the man haue none to redeeme it, and himselfe bee able to redeeme it:

1611 marginal noteHebr. his hand hath attained, and found sufficiencie.

Leviticus 25:29
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:29 · retained source text

And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled citie, then he may redeeme it within a whole yeere after it is solde: within a full yeere may he redeeme it.

Leviticus 25:32
Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:32 · retained source text

Notwithstanding, the cities of the Leuites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Leuites redeeme at any time.

Leviticus 25:49
Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:49 · retained source text

Either his vncle, or his vncles sonne may redeeme him, or any that is nigh of kinne vnto him, of his family, may redeeme him: or if he be able, hee may redeeme himselfe.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Psalms 49:7

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

Jeremiah 15:21

And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

Titus 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To purchase back; to ransom; to liberate or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or be forfeited, by paying an equivalent. To repurchase what has been sold; to regain possession of a thing alienated, by repaying the value of it to the possessor. To rescue; to recover; to deliver from.

volume 2, leaves 437-438 (transitive verb entry, senses 1-3)

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