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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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69 occurrences65 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:8

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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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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
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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.
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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.

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