Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

rent

Meaning of “rent”

Sense 1: Tore, ripped, split, broke apart, divided, or removed forcibly. Sense 2: A tear, split, or breach produced by such action.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
66 occurrences63 verses21 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 37:29

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “rent”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 51–60 of 63 · 66 word occurrences in this result

Jeremiah 41:5
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 41:5 · retained source text

That there came certaine from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, euen fourescore men, hauing their beards shauen, and their clothes rent, and hauing cut themselues, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

Ezekiel 30:16
And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 30:16 · retained source text

And I will set fire in Egypt, Sin shall haue great paine, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall haue distresses daily.

Matthew 9:16
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 9:16 · retained source text

No man putteth a piece of new cloth vnto an olde garment: for that which is put in to fill it vp, taketh from the garment, & the rent is made worse.

1611 marginal noteOr, raw, or vnwrought cloth.

Matthew 26:65
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 26:65 · retained source text

Then the high Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemie: what further need haue wee of witnesses? Behold, now ye haue heard his blasphemie.

Matthew 27:51
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 27:51 · retained source text

And behold, the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.

Mark 2:21
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 2:21 · retained source text

No man also soweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it vp, taketh away from the old, & the rent is made worse.

1611 marginal noteOr, raw, or vnwrought.

Mark 9:26
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 9:26 · retained source text

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him, and he was as one dead, insomuch that many said, He is dead.

Mark 15:38
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:38 · retained source text

And the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome.

Luke 5:36
¶ And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 5:36 · retained source text

¶ And he spake also a parable vnto them, No man putteth a piece of a newe garment vpon an olde: if otherwise, then both the newe maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the olde.

Complete reference index — all 63 verses

Where “rent” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence