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tithing

Meaning of “tithing”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of tithe, meaning to give or pay a tenth part.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 26:12

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The KJV occurrence

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Deuteronomy 26:12
¶ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 26:12 · retained source text

¶ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase, the third yeere, which is the yeere of tything, and hast giuen it vnto the Leuite, the stranger, the fatherlesse, and the widow, that they may eate within thy gates, and be filled:

1611 marginal noteChap. 14.28.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Levying a tax on, to the amount of a tenth. TI'THING, noun A decennary; a number or company of ten householders, who dwelling near each other, were sureties or free- pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other. The institution of tithings in England is ascribed to Alfred.

volume 2, leaf 775, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 46)