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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 19:8

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Ezekiel 17:23
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In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:23 · retained source text

In the mountaine of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring foorth boughes, and beare fruite, and be a goodly Cedar, and vnder it shall dwell all foule of euery wing: in the shadow of the branches thereof shal they dwell.

Ezekiel 31:6
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All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:6 · retained source text

All the foules of heauen made their nests in his boughes, and vnder his branches did all the beastes of the field bring foorth their yong, and vnder his shadow dwelt all great nations.

1611 marginal noteDan.4.

Ezekiel 31:12
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And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:12 · retained source text

And strangers, the terrible of the nations haue cut him off, and haue left him: vpon the mountaines and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughes are broken by all the riuers of the land, and all the people of the earth are gone downe from his shadow, and haue left him.

Ezekiel 31:17
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They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:17 · retained source text

They also went downe into hell with him vnto them that be slaine with the sword, and they that were his arme, that dwelt vnder his shadow in the middest of the heathen.

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

Where “shadow” appears

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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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