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slain

Meaning of “slain”

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

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183 occurrences168 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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Ezekiel 35:8
And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 35:8 · retained source text

And I will fill his mountaines with his slaine men: in thy hilles, and in thy valleis, and in all thy riuers shall they fall that are slaine with the sword.

Ezekiel 37:9
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 37:9 · retained source text

Then said he vnto mee, Prophecie vnto the winde, prophecie sonne of man, and say to the winde, Thus saith the LORD God; Come from the foure windes, O breath, and breathe vpon these slaine, that they may liue.

1611 marginal noteOr, breath.

Daniel 2:13
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 2:13 · retained source text

And the decree went foorth that the wise men should be slaine, and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be slaine.

Daniel 5:30
¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 5:30 · retained source text

¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Caldeans slaine.

Daniel 7:11
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 7:11 · retained source text

I beheld then, because of the voice of the great words which the horne spake: I beheld euen till the beast was slaine, and his body destroyed, and giuen to the burning flame.

Daniel 11:26
Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 11:26 · retained source text

Yea they that feede of the portion of his meate, shall destroy him, and his armie shall ouerflow: and many shall fall downe slaine.

Hosea 6:5
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 6:5 · retained source text

Therefore haue I shewed them by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements are as the light that goeth foorth.

1611 marginal noteOr, that thy iudgements might be, &c.

Amos 4:10
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 4:10 · retained source text

I haue sent among you the pestilence, after the maner of Egypt: your yongmen haue I slain with the sword, and haue taken away your horses, & I haue made the stinke of your campes to come vp vnto your nostrils, yet haue ye not returned vnto me, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, in the way.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with the captiuitie of your horses.

Nahum 3:3
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nahum 3:3 · retained source text

The horseman lifteth vp both the bright sword, & the glittering speare, and there is a multitude of slaine, and a great number of carkeises: and there is none ende of their corpses: they stumble vpon their corpses,

1611 marginal noteHeb. the flame of the sword and the lightning of the speare.

Zephaniah 2:12
¶ Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 2:12 · retained source text

¶ Ye Ethiopians also, ye shalbe slaine by my sword.

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