Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

worst

Meaning of “worst”

The most evil or wicked persons.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ezekiel 7:24

Complete exact-word concordance

The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Ezekiel 7:24
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 7:24 · retained source text

Wherfore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possesse their houses: I will also make the pompe of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled.

1611 marginal noteOr, they shall inherit their holy places.

Source order

Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Most bad; most evil; in a moral sense.

volume 2, leaf 944, column 2 (main_dictionary)