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selfsame

Meaning of “selfsame”

The very same, exactly identical, and not another, especially the identical person, thing, day, time, or Spirit already named.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences15 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 7:13

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Genesis 7:13
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 7:13 · retained source text

In the selfe same day entred Noah, and Sem, and Ham, and Iapheth, the sonnes of Noah, and Noahs wife, and the three wiues of his sonnes with them, into the Arke,

Genesis 17:23
¶ And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 17:23 · retained source text

¶ And Abraham tooke Ishmael his sonne, and all that were borne in his house, and all that were bought with his money, euery male, among the men of Abrahams house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskinne, in the selfesame day, as God had said vnto him.

Exodus 12:17
And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:17 · retained source text

And yee shall obserue the feast of vnleauened bread: for in this selfe same day haue I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye obserue this day in your generations, by an ordinance for euer.

Exodus 12:41
And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:41 · retained source text

And it came to passe at the end of the foure hundred and thirtie yeeres, euen the selfe same day it came to passe, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Exodus 12:51
And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:51 · retained source text

And it came to passe the selfe same day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by their armies.

Leviticus 23:14
And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 23:14 · retained source text

And ye shall eate neither bread, nor parched corne, nor greene eares, vntill the selfe same day that yee haue brought an offering vnto your God: It shalbe a statute for euer, throughout your generations, in all your dwellings.

Leviticus 23:21
And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 23:21 · retained source text

And ye shal proclaime on the selfe same day, that it may be an holy conuocation vnto you: ye shall doe no seruile worke therein: it shall be a statute for euer in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

Deuteronomy 32:48
And the Lord spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:48 · retained source text

And the LORD spake vnto Moses that selfe same day, saying,

1611 marginal noteNum. 27.12.

Joshua 5:11
And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 5:11 · retained source text

And they did eate of the olde corne of the land, on the morrow after the Passeouer, vnleauened cakes, and parched corne in the selfe same day.

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Numerically the same; the very same; identical.

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