KJV dictionary & concordance
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
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 20:11
Complete exact-word concordance
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for euer, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their owne names.
1611 marginal noteHeb. to generation and generation.
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
They search out iniquities, they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of euery one of them, and the heart, is deepe.
1611 marginal noteOr, we are confirmed by that which they haue throughly searched.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a search, searched.
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
When I thought to know this, it was too painfull for me,
1611 marginal noteHeb. it was labour in mine eies.
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I thought on my wayes: and turned my feete vnto thy Testimonies.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou knowest my downe sitting, and mine vprising: thou vnderstandest my thought afarre off.
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
The thought of foolishnesse is sinne: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting vp thy selfe, or if thou hast thought euill, lay thine hand vpon thy mouth.
1611 marginal noteIob.21.5. and 39.37. &c. and 40.4.
¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
1611 marginal noteOr, conscience.
1611 marginal noteExod.22.28.
¶ The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
¶ The LORD of hostes hath sworne, saying; Surely as I haue thought, so shall it come to passe; and as I haue purposed, so shall it stand:
If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
If that nation against whom I haue pronounced, turne from their euill, I will repent of the euill that I thought to doe vnto them.
1611 marginal noteIona.3.10.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Anxiety or excessive care; 'take thought' means to be anxious.
