KJV dictionary & concordance

wander

Meaning of “wander”

Sense 1: To move or roam without a settled course. Sense 2: Figuratively, to stray from a right way, command, or allegiance.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

14 occurrences14 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 20:13

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Genesis 20:13

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And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Genesis 20:13 · retained source text

And it came to passe when God caused me to wander from my fathers house, that I said vnto her, This is thy kindnesse which thou shalt shew vnto me; at euery place whither wee shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.13.

Complete reference index — all 14 verses

Genesis 20:13 Numbers 14:33 Numbers 32:13 Deuteronomy 27:18 Job 12:24 Job 38:41 Psalms 55:7 Psalms 59:15 Psalms 107:40 Psalms 119:10 Isaiah 47:15 Jeremiah 14:10 Jeremiah 48:12 Amos 8:12

Where “wander” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Numbers2 occurrences
2 verses Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse Job2 occurrences
2 verses Psalms4 occurrences
4 verses Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah2 occurrences
2 verses Amos1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

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Genesis 20:13 Numbers 32:13 Job 12:24 Psalms 55:7 Psalms 59:15 Psalms 119:10 Jeremiah 14:10 Amos 8:12

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To rove without a settled course; to depart or migrate; morally, to stray or depart from duty or rectitude.

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