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slain

Meaning of “slain”

Killed, put to death, struck down, or slaughtered.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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Jeremiah 33:5
They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 33:5 · retained source text

They come to fight with the Caldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whome I haue slaine in mine anger, and in my fury, and for all whose wickednesse I haue hid my face from this citie.

Jeremiah 41:4
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 41:4 · retained source text

And it came to passe the second day after he had slaine Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

Jeremiah 41:9
Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 41:9 · retained source text

Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men (whom he had slaine because of Gedaliah) was it, which Asa the king had made, for feare of Baasha king of Israel, and Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slaine.

1611 marginal noteOr, neere Gedaliah, heb. by the hand or by the side of Gedaliah.

Jeremiah 41:16
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 41:16 · retained source text

Then tooke Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the captaines of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recouered from Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, from Mizpah (after that he had slaine Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam,) euen mighty men of warre, and the women, and the children, and the eunuches whom he had brought againe from Gibeon.

Jeremiah 41:18
Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 41:18 · retained source text

Because of the Caldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah had slaine Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made gouernour in the land.

Jeremiah 51:4
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:4 · retained source text

Thus the slaine shall fall in the land of the Caldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streetes.

Jeremiah 51:47
Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:47 · retained source text

Therefore behold, the dayes come, that I will doe iudgment vpon the grauen images of Babylon, and her whole land shall bee confounded, and all her slaine shall fall in the midst of her.

1611 marginal noteHeb. visit vpon.

Jeremiah 51:49
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:49 · retained source text

As Babylon hath caused the slaine of Israel to fall: so at Babylon shall fall the slaine of all the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, both Babylon is to fall, O ye slaine of Israel, & with Babylon, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, the countrey.

Lamentations 2:20
¶ Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 2:20 · retained source text

¶ Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this: shal the women eat their fruit, and children of a spanne long? shall the priest and the prophet be slaine in the Sanctuary of the LORD?

1611 marginal noteOr, swadled with their hands.

Lamentations 2:21
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:21 · retained source text

The yong and the old lye on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my yong men are fallen by the sword: thou hast slaine them in the day of thy anger: thou hast killed, and not pitied.

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