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short

Meaning of “short”

Brief or limited in length, time, amount, or reach; lacking what is required.

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13 occurrences12 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Numbers 11:23

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Revelation 12:12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
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1611 witness · Revelation 12:12 · retained source text

Therefore reioyce, yee heauens, and yee that dwell in them; Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea: for the deuill is come downe vnto you, hauing great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

Revelation 17:10
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
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1611 witness · Revelation 17:10 · retained source text

And there are seuen Kings, fiue are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he commeth, he must continue a short space.

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