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whit

Meaning of “whit”

The least part, amount, or degree; every whit means wholly or in every part, and not a whit means not at all or in no degree.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
5 occurrences5 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 13:16

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “whit”

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Deuteronomy 13:16
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:16 · retained source text

And thou shalt gather all the spoile of it, into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burne with fire the citie, and all the spoile thereof euery whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heape for euer, it shall not bee built againe.

1 Samuel 3:18
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 3:18 · retained source text

And Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: Let him doe what seemeth him good.

1611 marginal noteHeb all the things, or words.

John 7:23
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:23 · retained source text

If a man on the Sabbath day receiue circumcision, that the Lawe of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Sabbath day?

1611 marginal noteOr, without breaking the Law of Moses.

John 13:10
Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 13:10 · retained source text

Iesus saith to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feet, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A point, jot, or the smallest imaginable part or particle.

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