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treacherously

Meaning of “treacherously”

Faithlessly or perfidiously; by betraying trust, allegiance, covenant, or pledged faith.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
23 occurrences18 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 9:23

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Judges 9:23
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 9:23 · retained source text

Then God sent an euill spirit betweene Abimelech & the men of Shechem: and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

Isaiah 21:2
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 21:2 · retained source text

A grieuous vision is declared vnto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth: Goe, vp O Elam: besiege, O Media: all the sighing thereof haue I made to cease.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hard.

Isaiah 24:16
¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 24:16 · retained source text

¶ From the vttermost part of the earth haue we heard songs, euen glory to the righteous: but I said, My leannesse, my leannesse, woe vnto me: the treacherous dealers haue dealt treacherously, yea the treacherous dealers haue dealt very treacherously.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wing.

1611 marginal noteHeb. leannesse to me or my secret to me.

Isaiah 33:1
WOE to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
4 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 33:1 · retained source text

¶ Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee: when thou shalt cease to spoile, thou shalt bee spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deale treacherously, they shall deale treacherously with thee.

Isaiah 48:8
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 48:8 · retained source text

Yea thou heardest not, yea thou knewest not, yea from that time that thine eare was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deale very treacherously, and wast called a transgressour from the wombe.

Jeremiah 3:20
¶ Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:20 · retained source text

¶ Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband: so haue you dealt treacherously with mee, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. friend

Jeremiah 5:11
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:11 · retained source text

For the house of Israel, and the house of Iudah haue dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 12:1
RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 12:1 · retained source text

¶ Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I pleade with thee: yet let mee talke with thee of thy iudgements: Wherefore doeth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they happie that deale very treacherously?

1611 marginal noteOr, let me reason the case with thee.

1611 marginal noteIob 21.7. psal. 37.1. and 73.3. hab. 1.3.

Jeremiah 12:6
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 12:6 · retained source text

For euen thy brethren and the house of thy father, euen they haue dealt treacherously with thee, yea they haue called a multitude after thee; beleeue them not, though they speake faire words vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, they cryed after thee fully.

1611 marginal noteHeb. good things.

1611 marginal noteChap.9.4.

Lamentations 1:2
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 1:2 · retained source text

Shee weepeth sore in the night, and her teares are on her cheekes: among all her louers she hath none to comfort her, all her friends haue dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

1611 marginal noteIer.13.17.

1611 marginal noteIob.7.3.

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By violating allegiance or pledged faith; by betraying a trust; faithlessly; perfidiously.

volume 2, leaf 797, column 3 (main_dictionary)