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soever

Meaning of “soever”

An emphasizing element meaning ever, at all, or without exception within the stated class, forming expressions such as whatsoever, whosoever, wheresoever, and howsoever.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences15 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 15:9

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2 Samuel 15:35
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:35 · retained source text

And hast thou not there with thee Zadok, and Abiathar the Priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soeuer thou shalt heare out of the kings house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the Priests.

2 Samuel 24:3
And Joab said unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 24:3 · retained source text

And Ioab sayde vnto the King, Now the LORD thy God adde vnto the people (how many soeuer they be) an hundred folde, and that the eyes of my lorde the king may see it: but why doeth my lord the king delight in this thing?

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adverbial suffix or particle. Ever; at all; joined to relative words to extend or generalize their meaning.

volume 2, leaf 621, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 19)