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shadow

Meaning of “shadow”

1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.

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73 occurrences71 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:8

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1 Chronicles 29:15
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For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 29:15 · retained source text

For we are strangers before thee, and soiourners, as were all our fathers: Our dayes on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

1611 marginal noteHebr. expectation.

1611 marginal notePsal. 39.12 and 90.9. heb. 11.13. 1.pet. 2.11.

Complete reference index — all 71 verses
Genesis 19:8Judges 9:15Judges 9:362 Kings 20:92 Kings 20:102 Kings 20:111 Chronicles 29:15Job 3:5Job 7:2Job 8:9Job 10:21Job 10:22Job 12:22Job 14:2Job 16:16Job 17:7Job 24:17Job 28:3Job 34:22Job 38:17Job 40:22Psalms 17:8Psalms 23:4Psalms 36:7Psalms 44:19Psalms 57:1Psalms 63:7Psalms 80:10Psalms 91:1Psalms 102:11Psalms 107:10Psalms 107:14Psalms 109:23Psalms 144:4Ecclesiastes 6:12Ecclesiastes 8:13Song of Solomon 2:3Isaiah 4:6Isaiah 9:2Isaiah 16:3Isaiah 25:4Isaiah 25:5Isaiah 30:2Isaiah 30:3Isaiah 32:2Isaiah 34:15Isaiah 38:8Isaiah 49:2Isaiah 51:16Jeremiah 2:6Jeremiah 13:16Jeremiah 48:45Lamentations 4:20Ezekiel 17:23Ezekiel 31:6Ezekiel 31:12Ezekiel 31:17Daniel 4:12Hosea 4:13Hosea 14:7Amos 5:8Jonah 4:5Jonah 4:6Matthew 4:16Mark 4:32Luke 1:79Acts 5:15Colossians 2:17Hebrews 8:5Hebrews 10:1James 1:17

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseJudges2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
3 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob15 occurrences
14 versesPsalms13 occurrences
13 versesEcclesiastes2 occurrences
2 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah12 occurrences
12 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea2 occurrences
2 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseJonah2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesJames1 occurrence
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