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truly

Meaning of “truly”

According to truth; in agreement with fact; Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; Exactly; justly.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
42 occurrences41 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:24

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Genesis 4:24
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:24 · retained source text

If Cain shall bee auenged seuen fold, truely Lamech seuenty and seuen folde.

Genesis 24:49
And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:49 · retained source text

And now if you wil deale kindly and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me, that I may turne to the right hand, or to the left.

Genesis 47:29
And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 47:29 · retained source text

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die, and he called his sonne Ioseph, and said vnto him, If now I haue found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand vnder my thigh, and deale kindly and truely with mee, bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.

1611 marginal noteChap. 24.2.

Genesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 48:19 · retained source text

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my sonne, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truely his yonger brother shall be greater then he; and his seede shall become a multitude of nations.

1611 marginal noteHebr: fulnesse.

Numbers 14:21
But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 14:21 · retained source text

But as truly as I liue, all the earth shalbe filled with the glory of the LORD.

Numbers 14:28
Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 14:28 · retained source text

Say vnto them, As truly as I liue, saith the LORD, as ye haue spoken in mine eares, so will I doe to you:

1611 marginal noteChap. 26.65. and 32.10.

Deuteronomy 14:22
Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 14:22 · retained source text

Thou shalt truely tithe all the increase of thy seede, that the field bringeth forth yeere by yeere.

Joshua 2:14
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 2:14 · retained source text

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if yee vtter not this our businesse. And it shall bee when the LORD hath giuen vs the land, that wee will deale kindely and truely with thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in stead of you to die.

Joshua 2:24
And they said unto Joshua, truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 2:24 · retained source text

And they saide vnto Ioshua, Truely the LORD hath deliuered into our hands all the land; for euen all the inhabitants of the countrey doe faint because of vs.

1611 marginal noteHebr. melt.

Judges 9:16
Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 9:16 · retained source text

Now therefore, if yee haue done truely and sincerely, in that yee haue made Abimelech King, and if yee haue dealt well with Ierubbaal, and his house, and haue done vnto him according to the deseruing of his hands:

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Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully. According to truth; in agreement with fact. Exactly; justly.

volume 2, leaf 809, column 2 (main_dictionary)