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thither

Meaning of “thither”

To that place or point; in that direction.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
95 occurrences94 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:20

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Genesis 19:20
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:20 · retained source text

Behold now, this citie is neere to flee vnto, and it is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither, ( is it not a litle one?) and my soule shall liue.

Genesis 19:22
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:22 · retained source text

Haste thee, escape thither: for I cannot doe any thing till thou bee come thither: therefore the name of the citie was called Zoar.

Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:6 · retained source text

And Abraham said vnto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.

Genesis 24:8
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:8 · retained source text

And if the woman wil not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt bee cleare from this my othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.

Genesis 29:3
And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 29:3 · retained source text

And thither were all the flockes gathered, and they rolled the stone from the wels mouth, & watered the sheepe, and put the stone againe vpon the wels mouth in his place.

Genesis 39:1
AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:1 · retained source text

¶ And Ioseph was brought downe to Egypt, and Potiphar an Officer of Pharaoh, captaine of y e guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him downe thither.

Genesis 42:2
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:2 · retained source text

And hee said, Beholde, I haue heard that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thither and buy for vs from thence, that we may liue, and not die.

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To that place; opposed to hither. This city is near, O let me escape thither Genesis 19:20. Where I am, thither ye cannot come. John 7:34. 1. To that end or point. Hither and thither to this place and to that; one way and another.

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