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shut

Meaning of “shut”

To close, fasten, block, confine, stop, exclude, or make inaccessible.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
105 occurrences102 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:16

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Judges 3:23
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
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1611 witness · Judges 3:23 · retained source text

Then Ehud went forth through the porche, and shut the doores of the parlour vpon him, and locked them.

Judges 9:51
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 9:51 · retained source text

But there was a strong towre within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the citie, and shut it to them, and gate them vp to the top of the towre.

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