KJV dictionary & concordance

whore

Meaning of “whore”

Sense 1: A woman who engages in prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse. Sense 2: Figuratively, a city or people portrayed as unfaithful.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

14 occurrences14 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 19:29

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KJV PCE

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Proverbs 23:27 · retained source text

For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

1611 marginal noteChap.22.14.

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Historical English dictionary sources

To practise unlawful sexual intercourse or lewdness.

volume 2, leaf 929, column 1 (main_dictionary)

A harlot or prostitute.

volume 2, leaf 929, column 1 (main_dictionary)