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seal

Meaning of “seal”

A device or impression that closes, secures, authenticates, confirms, marks ownership, or preserves from alteration; to apply such a mark, shut up, certify, ratify, complete, or mark as belonging to an authority.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
26 occurrences25 verses13 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Kings 21:8

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Revelation 6:3
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 6:3 · retained source text

And when hee had opened the second seale, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

Revelation 6:5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 6:5 · retained source text

And when hee had opened the third seale, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and loe, a blacke horse: and hee that sate on him had a paire of balances in his hand.

Revelation 6:7
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 6:7 · retained source text

And when hee had opened the fourth seale, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

Revelation 6:9
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 6:9 · retained source text

And when hee had opened the fift seale, I saw vnder the altar, the soules of them that were slaine for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.

Revelation 6:12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 6:12 · retained source text

And I beheld when he had opened the sixt seale, and loe, there was a great earthquake, and the Sunne became blacke as sackecloth of haire, and the Moone became as blood.

Revelation 7:2
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 7:2 · retained source text

And I saw another Angel ascending from the East, hauing the seale of the liuing God: and he cried with a loud voice to the foure Angels to whom it was giuen to hurt the earth and the Sea,

Revelation 8:1
AND when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 8:1 · retained source text

¶ And when hee had opened the seuenth seale, there was silence in heauen about the space of halfe an houre.

Revelation 9:4
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 9:4 · retained source text

And it was commaunded them that they should not hurt the grasse of the earth, neither any greene thing, neither any tree: but only those men which haue not the seale of God in their foreheads.

Revelation 10:4
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 10:4 · retained source text

And when the seuen thunders had vttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heauen, saying vnto mee, Seale vp those things which the seuen thunders vttered, and write them not.

Revelation 20:3
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 20:3 · retained source text

And cast him into the bottomlesse pit, and shut him vp, and set a seale vpon him, that he should deceiue the nations no more, till the thousand yeeres should bee fulfilled: and after that hee must be loosed a little season.

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A piece of metal or other hard substance, usually round or oval, on which is ingraved some image or device […] for making impressions on wax upon instuments of writing, as an evidence of their authenticity. […] Any act of confirmation. […] That which confirms, ratifies or makes stable; assurance. […] That which effectually shuts, confines or secures; that which makes fast. […] To set or affix a seal as a mark of authenticity […] To confirm; to ratify; to establish. […] To shut or keep close […] To mark as ones property, and secure from danger. […] To close; to fulfill; to complete; with up.

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