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shutting

Meaning of “shutting”

Closing.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joshua 2:5

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The KJV occurrence

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Joshua 2:5
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 2:5 · retained source text

And it came to passe about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was darke, that the men went out: whither the men went, I wote not: pursue after them quickely, for ye shall ouertake them.

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Historical definitions

Closing; prohibiting entrance; confining.

volume 2, leaf 592, column 2 (main_dictionary)