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set

Meaning of “set”

1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
695 occurrences664 verses51 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:17

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Showing verses 1–4 of 4 · 4 word occurrences in this result

Esther 2:17
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And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Esther 2:17 · retained source text

And the king loued Esther aboue all the women, and she obtained grace and fauour in his sight, more then all the virgins; so that hee set the royall crowne vpon her head, and made her queene, in stead of Uasthi.

1611 marginal noteOr kindnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. before him.

Esther 3:1
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AFTER these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 3:1 · retained source text

¶ After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman, the sonne of Amedatha the Agagite, and aduanced him, and set his seate aboue all the princes that were with him.

Esther 6:8
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Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
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1611 witness · Esther 6:8 · retained source text

Let the royall apparell bee brought, which the King vseth to weare, and the horse that the King rideth vpon, and the crowne royal which is set vpon his head:

1611 marginal noteHebr. let them bring the royall apparell.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wherwith the king clotheth himselfe.

Esther 8:2
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And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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1611 witness · Esther 8:2 · retained source text

And the king tooke off his Ring which he had taken from Haman, and gaue it vnto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai ouer the house of Haman.

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Where “set” appears

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Genesis32 occurrences
32 versesExodus39 occurrences
38 versesLeviticus9 occurrences
9 versesNumbers29 occurrences
27 versesDeuteronomy27 occurrences
25 versesJoshua10 occurrences
10 versesJudges16 occurrences
16 versesRuth2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel24 occurrences
21 verses2 Samuel17 occurrences
16 verses1 Kings24 occurrences
21 verses2 Kings17 occurrences
17 verses1 Chronicles18 occurrences
18 verses2 Chronicles39 occurrences
37 versesEzra15 occurrences
15 versesNehemiah18 occurrences
17 versesEsther4 occurrences
4 versesJob16 occurrences
16 versesPsalms43 occurrences
42 versesProverbs5 occurrences
5 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
5 versesSong of Solomon5 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah28 occurrences
28 versesJeremiah43 occurrences
41 versesLamentations3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel73 occurrences
66 versesDaniel28 occurrences
26 versesHosea7 occurrences
6 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos3 occurrences
3 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah5 occurrences
4 versesMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew8 occurrences
8 versesMark9 occurrences
8 versesLuke14 occurrences
14 versesJohn7 occurrences
7 versesActs19 occurrences
19 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians6 occurrences
6 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews7 occurrences
6 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation5 occurrences
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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Placed; put; located; fixed; adjusted; composed; studded or adorned; reduced, as a dislocated or broken bone. Fixed in opinion; determined; firm; obstinate. Established; prescribed.

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