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shut

Meaning of “shut”

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

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105 occurrences102 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:16

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Deuteronomy 32:36
For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:36 · retained source text

For the LORD shall iudge his people, and repent himselfe for his seruants, when he seeth that their power is gone; and there is none shut vp, or left.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hand.

Joshua 2:7
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 2:7 · retained source text

And the men pursued after them the way to Iordan, vnto the foords: and assoone as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

Joshua 6:1
NOW Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
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1611 witness · Joshua 6:1 · retained source text

¶ Now Iericho was straitly shut vp, because of the children of Israel: none went out, & none came in.

1611 marginal noteHebr. did shut vp, and was shut vp.

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.
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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.

1 Samuel 1:5
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 1:5 · retained source text

But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: (for he loued Hannah, but the LORD had shut vp her wombe.

1611 marginal noteOr, a double portion.

1 Samuel 1:6
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 1:6 · retained source text

And her aduersary also prouoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut vp her wombe.)

1611 marginal noteHebr. angred her.

1 Samuel 6:10
¶ And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:10 · retained source text

¶ And the men did so: and tooke two milch-kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut vp their calues at home.

1 Samuel 23:7
¶ And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 23:7 · retained source text

¶ And it was told Saul that Dauid was come to Keilah: and Saul said, God hath deliuered him into mine hand: for he is shut in, by entring into a towne that hath gates and barres.

2 Samuel 20:3
¶ And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:3 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid came to his house at Ierusalem, and the king tooke the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in vnto them: so they were shut vp vnto the day of their death, liuing in widowhood.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a house of ward.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bound.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in widowhood of life.

1611 marginal noteChap. 16.22.

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