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suck

Meaning of “suck”

Milk drawn from the breast by the mouth.

Definition sources

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19 occurrences18 verses12 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 21:7

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1 Kings 3:21

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And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:21 · retained source text

And when I rose in the morning to giue my childe sucke, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, beholde, it was not my sonne, which I did beare.

Complete reference index — all 18 verses

Genesis 21:7 Deuteronomy 32:13 Deuteronomy 33:19 1 Samuel 1:23 1 Kings 3:21 Job 3:12 Job 20:16 Job 39:30 Isaiah 60:16 Isaiah 66:11 Isaiah 66:12 Lamentations 4:3 Ezekiel 23:34 Joel 2:16 Matthew 24:19 Mark 13:17 Luke 21:23 Luke 23:29

Where “suck” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse Job3 occurrences
3 verses Isaiah4 occurrences
3 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Joel1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew1 occurrence
1 verse Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Luke2 occurrences
2 verses

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Genesis 21:7 Deuteronomy 33:19 Job 3:12 Job 39:30 Isaiah 66:12 Ezekiel 23:34 Mark 13:17 Luke 23:29