KJV dictionary & concordance
A collection of houses, originally walled or fortified and generally larger than a village.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Joshua 2:15
Complete exact-word concordance
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
Then shee let them downe by a coard thorow the window: for her house was vpon the towne wall, and she dwelt vpon the wall.
And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem: and the elders of the towne trembled at his comming, and said, Commest thou peaceably?
1611 marginal noteHebr. meeting.
¶ And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
¶ And it was told Saul that Dauid was come to Keilah: and Saul said, God hath deliuered him into mine hand: for he is shut in, by entring into a towne that hath gates and barres.
¶ And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
¶ And Dauid said vnto Achish, If I haue now found grace in thine eyes, let them giue mee a place in some towne in the countrey, that I may dwel there: for why should thy seruant dwell in the royall citie with thee?
¶ Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
¶ Woe to him that buildeth a towne with blood, and stablisheth a citie by iniquitie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods.
1611 marginal noteEzech.24.9. nahum.3.1.
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
And into whatsoeuer city or towne ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till yee goe thence.
1611 marginal noteLuk. 10.8.
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
And he tooke the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the towne, and when he had spit on his eyes, & put his hands vpon him, he asked him, if hee saw ought.
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
And hee sent him away to his house, saying, Neither goe into the towne, nor tell it to any in the towne.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
And it came to passe on a certaine day, as hee was teaching, that there were Pharisees and Doctours of the Law sitting by, which were come out of euery towne of Galilee, and Iudea, and Hierusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heale them.
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
Hath not the Scripture saide, that Christ commeth of the seede of Dauid, and out of the towne of Bethlehem, where Dauid was?
1611 marginal noteMat. 2.5.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Originally a walled or fortified collection of houses; more generally, a collection of houses larger than a village.
