Genesis 8:7
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
And he sent forth a Rauen, which went foorth †to and fro, vntill the waters were dried vp from off the earth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. in going foorth, and returning.
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Genesis 8:7
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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The large, black fowl called a raven.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Away or back in the opposite direction, chiefly in the phrase to and fro, meaning repeatedly this way and that, back and forth, or from place to place.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dry, meaning to become or make free from moisture.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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