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smote

Meaning of “smote”

1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

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229 occurrences220 verses27 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:5

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Jonah 4:7
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
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1611 witness · Jonah 4:7 · retained source text

But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

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