Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

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.

Definition sources

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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:17

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “set”

KJV PCE

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

Showing verses 31–40 of 664 · 695 word occurrences in this result

Genesis 47:7
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 47:7 · retained source text

And Ioseph brought in Iacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Iacob blessed Pharaoh.

Genesis 48:20
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 48:20 · retained source text

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel blesse, saying, God make thee as Ephraim, and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

Exodus 1:11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:11 · retained source text

Therefore they did set ouer them task-masters, to afflict them with their burdens: And they built for Pharaoh treasure-cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 4:20
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 4:20 · retained source text

And Moses tooke his wife, and his sonnes, and set them vpon an asse, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses tooke the rod of God in his hand.

Exodus 5:14
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:14 · retained source text

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaohs task-masters had set ouer them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore haue ye not fulfilled your taske, in making bricke, both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Exodus 7:23
And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 7:23 · retained source text

And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did hee set his heart to this also.

Exodus 9:5
And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:5 · retained source text

And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall doe this thing in the land.

Exodus 13:12
That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord’s.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:12 · retained source text

That thou shalt set apart vnto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and euery firstling that commeth of a beast, which thou hast, the males shall be the LORDs.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cause to passe ouer.

1611 marginal noteChap. 22.29. and 34.19. ezek. 44.30.

Exodus 19:12
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 19:12 · retained source text

And thou shalt set bounds vnto the people round about, saying, Take heed to your selues, that ye goe not vp into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoeuer toucheth the mount, shall be surely put to death.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 12.20.

Exodus 19:23
And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 19:23 · retained source text

And Moses said vnto the LORD, The people cannot come vp to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst vs, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctifie it.

Complete reference index — all 664 verses

Where “set” appears

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

Source order

Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

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

volume 2, leaf 570, column 1 (main_dictionary)