KJV dictionary & concordance
The part of an animal which terminates its body behind.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 4:4
Complete exact-word concordance
And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
And the LORD said vnto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the taile: And he put foorth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the taile, and thou shalt be aboue onely, and thou shalt not be beneath: if that thou hearken vnto the Commandements of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to obserue, and to doe them:
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall bee the head, and thou shalt be the taile.
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and tooke firebrands, and turned taile to taile, and put a firebrand in the midst betweene two tailes.
1611 marginal noteOr, torches.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
Hee moueth his taile like a Cedar: the sinewes of his stones are wrapt together.
1611 marginal noteOr, he setteth vp.
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and taile, branch and rush in one day.
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
The ancient and honourable, hee is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
Neither shall there be any worke for Egypt, which the head or taile, branch or rush may doe.
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
And his taile drew the third part of the starres of heauen, and did cast them to the earth: And the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be deliuered, for to deuoure her childe as soone as it was borne.
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Historical English dictionary sources
The part of an animal which terminates its body behind.
