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very

Meaning of “very”

Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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257 occurrences246 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:31

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Jeremiah 18:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 18:13 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD, Aske ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things? the Uirgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.10.

Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:15 · retained source text

Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying: A man child is borne vnto thee, making him very glad.

1611 marginal noteIob.3.3. chap. 15.10.

Jeremiah 24:2
One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 24:2 · retained source text

One basket had very good figges, euen like the figges that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figges, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

1611 marginal noteHeb. for badnesse.

Jeremiah 24:3
Then said the Lord unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 24:3 · retained source text

Then said the LORD vnto me; What seest thou Ieremiah? and I said: Figges: the good figges, very good and the euill, very euill, that cannot be eaten, they are so euill.

Jeremiah 27:7
And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 27:7 · retained source text

And all nations shall serue him and his sonne, and his sonnes sonne, vntill the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serue themselues of him.

Jeremiah 40:12
Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 40:12 · retained source text

Euen all the Iewes returned out of all places whither they were driuen, and came to the land of Iudah, to Gedaliah vnto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits, very much.

Jeremiah 46:20
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:20 · retained source text

Egypt is like a very faire heifer, but destruction commeth: it commeth out of the North.

Lamentations 5:22
But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 5:22 · retained source text

But thou hast vtterly reiected vs: thou art very wroth against vs.

1611 marginal noteOr, for wilt thou vtterly reiect vs?

Ezekiel 2:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 2:3 · retained source text

And hee said vnto me, Sonne of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against mee: they and their fathers haue transgressed against mee, euen vnto this very day.

1611 marginal noteHeb. nations.

Ezekiel 16:47
Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:47 · retained source text

Yet hast thou not walked after their wayes, nor done after their abominations: but as if that were a very litle thing, thou wast corrupted more then they in all thy wayes.

1611 marginal noteOr, that was lothed as a small thing.

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