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strength

Meaning of “strength”

Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:12

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Numbers 23:22
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 23:22 · retained source text

God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an Unicorne.

1611 marginal noteNum. 24.8.

Numbers 24:8
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 24:8 · retained source text

God brought him forth out of Egypt, he hath as it were the strength of an Unicorne: he shall eate vp the nations his enemies, and shall breake their bones, and pierce them thorow with his arrowes.

1611 marginal noteChap. 23.22.

Deuteronomy 21:17
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 21:17 · retained source text

But hee shall acknowledge the sonne of the hated for the first borne, by giuing him a double portion of all that hee hath: for hee is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first borne is his.

1611 marginal noteHebr. that is found with him.

Deuteronomy 33:25
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 33:25 · retained source text

Thy shooes shall bee yron and brasse, and as thy dayes, so shall thy strength bee.

1611 marginal noteOr, vnder thy shooes shalbe yron.

Joshua 11:13
But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 11:13 · retained source text

But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, saue Hazor onely; that did Ioshua burne.

1611 marginal noteHebr. on their heape.

Joshua 14:11
As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 14:11 · retained source text

As yet I am as strong this day, as I was in the day that Moses sent mee: as my strength was then, euen so is my strength now, for warre, both to goe out and to come in.

1611 marginal noteEcclus. 46.9.

Judges 5:21
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 5:21 · retained source text

The riuer of Kishon swept them away, that ancient riuer, the riuer Kishon: O my soule, thou hast troden downe strength.

Judges 8:21
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 8:21 · retained source text

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall vpon vs: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slewe Zebah and Zalmunna, & tooke away the ornaments that were on their camels neckes.

1611 marginal noteOr, ornaments like the moone.

Judges 16:5
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 16:5 · retained source text

And the lords of the Philistines came vp vnto her, and said vnto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what meanes we may preuaile against him, that we may bind him, to afflict him: and we will giue thee euery one of vs, eleuen hundreth pieces of siluer.

1611 marginal noteOr, humble.

Judges 16:6
¶ And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 16:6 · retained source text

¶ And Delilah said to Samson, Tel me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lyeth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound, to afflict thee.

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