KJV dictionary & concordance

thought

Meaning of “thought”

Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of think: considered, supposed, intended, purposed, judged, reckoned, or called to mind. Sense 2: A thought, intention, purpose, judgment, or matter of the mind or heart. Sense 3: In the phrase ‘take thought,’ anxious care or concern.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

81 occurrences80 verses33 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 20:11

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Esther 3:6

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And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Esther 3:6 · retained source text

And hee thought scorne to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Iewes, that were throughout the whole kingdome of Ahasuerus, euen the people of Mordecai.

Esther 6:6

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So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Esther 6:6 · retained source text

So Haman came in, and the king said vnto him, What shall be done vnto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? (now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to doe honour, more then to my selfe?)

1611 marginal noteHebr. in whose honour the King delighteth.

Complete reference index — all 80 verses

Genesis 20:11 Genesis 38:15 Genesis 48:11 Genesis 50:20 Exodus 32:14 Numbers 24:11 Numbers 33:56 Deuteronomy 15:9 Deuteronomy 19:19 Judges 15:2 Judges 20:5 Ruth 4:4 1 Samuel 1:13 1 Samuel 9:5 1 Samuel 18:25 1 Samuel 20:26 2 Samuel 4:10 2 Samuel 13:2 2 Samuel 14:13 2 Samuel 19:18 2 Samuel 21:16 2 Kings 5:11 2 Chronicles 11:22 2 Chronicles 32:1 Nehemiah 6:2 Esther 3:6 Esther 6:6 Job 12:5 Job 42:2 Psalms 48:9 Psalms 49:11 Psalms 64:6 Psalms 73:16 Psalms 119:59 Psalms 139:2 Proverbs 24:9 Proverbs 30:32 Ecclesiastes 10:20 Isaiah 14:24 Jeremiah 18:8 Ezekiel 38:10 Daniel 4:2 Daniel 6:3 Amos 4:13 Zechariah 1:6 Zechariah 8:14 Zechariah 8:15 Malachi 3:16 Matthew 1:20 Matthew 6:25 Matthew 6:27 Matthew 6:28 Matthew 6:31 Matthew 6:34 Matthew 10:19 Mark 13:11 Mark 14:72 Luke 7:7 Luke 9:47 Luke 12:11 Luke 12:17 Luke 12:22 Luke 12:25 Luke 12:26 Luke 19:11 John 11:13 John 13:29 Acts 8:20 Acts 8:22 Acts 10:19 Acts 12:9 Acts 15:38 Acts 26:8 Acts 26:9 1 Corinthians 13:11 2 Corinthians 9:5 2 Corinthians 10:5 Philippians 2:6 1 Thessalonians 3:1 Hebrews 10:29

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Genesis 20:11 Ruth 4:4 2 Chronicles 32:1 Psalms 139:2 Zechariah 8:14 Mark 14:72 Acts 8:22 Hebrews 10:29

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

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Anxiety or excessive care; 'take thought' means to be anxious.

printed p. 279; PDF p. 299; Internet Archive leaf n298