Webster 1828 · headword: whore
View source image ↗To practise unlawful sexual intercourse or lewdness.
KJV WORD
COMBINED MEANING
Lewdness; fornication; practice of unlawful merce with the other sex. In Scripture, idolatry; the desertion of the worship of the true God, for the worship of idols.
Reviewed KJV-relevant meaningMeaning drawn from:
WORD FAMILY
Root: whore
Sexual prostitution and the KJV's stated figurative use of that image.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
To practise unlawful sexual intercourse or lewdness.
A harlot or prostitute.
RELATED CONCEPTS
KJV CONCORDANCE