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sort

Meaning of “sort”

A kind, class, manner, condition, or degree.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
21 occurrences21 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 6:19

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2 Kings 24:14
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 24:14 · retained source text

And hee caried away all Ierusalem, and all the princes, & all the mighty men of valour, euen tenne thousand captiues, and all the craftsmen, and smiths: none remained, saue the poorest sort of the people of the land.

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Condition of life, degree, kind, or manner.

printed p. 277; PDF p. 297; Internet Archive leaf n296