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spake

Meaning of “spake”

The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:15

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Song of Solomon 2:10
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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1611 witness · Song of Solomon 2:10 · retained source text

My beloued spake, and said vnto me, Rise vp, my Loue, my faire one, and come away.

Song of Solomon 5:6
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
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1611 witness · Song of Solomon 5:6 · retained source text

I opened to my beloued, but my beloued had with drawen himselfe, and was gone: my soule failed when hee spake: I sought him, but I could not find him: I called him, but he gaue me no answere.

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