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yea

Meaning of “yea”

1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:1

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Job 41:24
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 41:24 · retained source text

His heart is as firme as a stone, yea as hard as a peece of the nether mil-stone.

Psalms 7:5
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
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1611 witness · Psalms 7:5 · retained source text

Let the enemie persecute my soule, and take it, yea let him tread downe my life vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

Psalms 8:7
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 8:7 · retained source text

All sheepe and oxen, yea and the beasts of the field.

1611 marginal noteHeb. flocks and oxen, all of them.

Psalms 18:10
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
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1611 witness · Psalms 18:10 · retained source text

And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind.

Psalms 18:48
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 18:48 · retained source text

He deliuereth me from mine enemies: yea thou liftest mee vp aboue those that rise vp against me; thou hast deliuered me from the violent man.

1611 marginal noteHeb. man of violence.

Psalms 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
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1611 witness · Psalms 19:10 · retained source text

More to bee desired are they then gold, yea, then much fine gold: sweeter also then hony, and the hony combe.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the dropping of hony combes.

1611 marginal notePsal.119.72. & 127 and 103. prou. 8.19.

Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 23:4 · retained source text

Yea though I walke through the valley of the shadowe of death, I will feare no euill: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staffe, they comfort me.

1611 marginal notePsal.3.6 & 118.6.

Psalms 25:3
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 25:3 · retained source text

Yea let none that waite on thee, be ashamed: let them bee ashamed which transgresse without cause.

1611 marginal noteEsa.28.16 Rom.10.11

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