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west

Meaning of “west”

The direction of sunset; the western region; or toward or from that direction.

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:8

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Genesis 12:8
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 12:8 · retained source text

And he remoued from thence vnto a mountaine, on the East of Beth-el, and pitched his tent hauing Beth-el on the West, and Hai on the East: and there hee builded an altar vnto the LORD, and called vpon the Name of the LORD.

Genesis 28:14
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 28:14 · retained source text

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the South: and in thee, and in thy seed, shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

1611 marginal noteHeb. break forth.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 12.3.

1611 marginal noteCha. 12.3 and 18.18. and 22.18. and 26.4.

Exodus 10:19
And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 10:19 · retained source text

And the LORD turned a mighty strong West wind, which tooke away the locusts, and cast them into the red sea: there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fastened.

Exodus 27:12
¶ And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 27:12 · retained source text

¶ And for the breadth of the Court, on the Westside shalbe hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars tenne, and their sockets ten.

Exodus 38:12
And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:12 · retained source text

And for the West side were hangings of fiftie cubites, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten: the hookes of the pillars, and their fillets of siluer.

Numbers 2:18
¶ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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1611 witness · Numbers 2:18 · retained source text

¶ On the West side shall bee the standerd of the Campe of Ephraim, according to their armies: and the captaine of the sonnes of Ephraim, shall be Elishama the sonne of Ammihud.

Numbers 34:6
And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 34:6 · retained source text

And as for the Westerne border, you shall euen haue the great sea for a border: this shall be your West border.

Numbers 35:5
And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 35:5 · retained source text

And ye shall measure from without the city on the Eastside two thousand cubites, and on the Southside two thousand cubites, and on the Westside two thousand cubites, & on the Northside two thousand cubites: and the citie shall be in the midst; this shalbe to them the suburbs of the cities.

Deuteronomy 33:23
¶ And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 33:23 · retained source text

¶ And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with fauour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possesse thou the West and the South.

Joshua 8:9
¶ Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
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1611 witness · Joshua 8:9 · retained source text

¶ Ioshua therefore sent them foorth, and they went to lie in ambush, and abode betweene Bethel and Ai, on the West side of Ai: but Ioshua lodged that night among the people.

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