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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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Psalms 31:8
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 31:8 · retained source text

And hast not shut me vp into the hand of the enemie: thou hast set my feete in a large roome.

Psalms 77:9
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 77:9 · retained source text

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut vp his tender mercies? Selah.

Psalms 88:8
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 88:8 · retained source text

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: thou hast made me an abomination vnto them: I am shut vp, and I cannot come forth.

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