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shorn

Meaning of “shorn”

Cut closely or stripped of hair, wool, or another natural covering by shearing or shaving.

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4 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Song of Solomon 4:2

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Every verse containing “shorn”

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Song of Solomon 4:2
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 4:2 · retained source text

Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe that are euen shorne, which came vp from the washing: whereof euery one beare twinnes, and none is barren among them.

Acts 18:18
¶ And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 18:18 · retained source text

¶ And Paul after this taried there yet a good while, and then tooke his leaue of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila: hauing shorne his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

1 Corinthians 11:6
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 11:6 · retained source text

For if the woman be not couered, let her also bee shorne: but if it bee a shame for a woman to be shorne or shauen, let her be couered.

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