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You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 KJV

Definitions Of The KJVersion Bible Old Words

In the King James Version Bible, the one that is said to be the closest English translation from the original Hebrew(Old Testament) and Greek(New Testament) texts, and the Bible that I began my journey into the real world according to GOD. Has quite a few old world(1500-1800) words that were used. Simply because that was the way in which people of that time spoke and wrote. These words can form a barrier of understanding to some people today. So here are the definitions of those words, so that reading and understanding The KJV Bible is possible for them.

Word – Definiition – Usage

  1. Abated Slowly reduced or Went away – ELOHIYM abated the flood for Noah.
  2. Abideth – Lives in – the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the SON abideth for ever.
  3. Art – Are – For thou art my hope, O Lord God:
  4. Asswage – Slowed or Ceased, Stopped – For Noah, GOD asswaged the Flood.
  5. Aught – Any or Anything – If thou sell aught unto thy neighbor,
  6. Bare/Bareth – Birthed or Take of ones burden – Bare a son. Bare someones bills.
  7. Bear – Stand as, or Withstand – Don’t bear false witness. I can’t bear it.
  8. Begat – Cause the birth of, to father – GOD begat JESUS. A’Dam begat Cain
  9. Beguiled – Deceived – Eve said, the serpent beguiled me.
  10. Behold – See, take notice – Behold I will do a new thing.
  11. Bow – Rainbow or Bend over to – I do set my bow in the cloud.  Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them
  12. Brethren – Brothers under GOD – Brethren, be not weary in well doing.
  13. Bring Forth – Deliver, to cause – They shall bring forth fruit in old age.
  14. Builded – Built – Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
  15. Canst – Can’t or Can not – Canst thou by searching find out God
  16. Causeth – Causes – He that winketh causeth sorrow.
  17. Charity – Love – Faith, hope, charity,  the greatest of these is charity.
  18. Chasteneth – Chastens – as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee
  19. Cherubim – Plural for Cherub, Praise Angel – The cherubims did lift up their wings.
  20. Commanded – Ordered, warned – And HE Commanded the Man saying,
  21. Compasseth – Surrounds – Compasseth them about as a chain.
  22. Confound – Confuse – Let us confound their language.
  23. Corrupt – GOD’S way changed – They are corrupt, and speak wickedly.
  24. Countenance – Facial expression, apperance – Why is thy countenance fallen?
  25. Covenant – Promise of allegence, agreement – God made a covenant with us.
  26. Creepeth – Creeps, or To creep – God made everything that creepeth.
  27. Crieth – To say loudly, to shed tears – Thy brother’s blood crieth unto me.
  28. Daughters of Men – Women – Daughters of men, bare children.
  29. Didst – Did – “Thou didst escape it well,” saith she
  30. Disciples – Followers, Students of – CHRIST had 12 disciples.
  31. Dishonoreth – No respect, evil acting – You dsihonoreth GOD with evil acts.
  32. Door – CHRIST, Your heart, – . I am THE DOOR. Behold I stand at the door, and knock
  33. Doeth or Doth – Do, or Dose – He that doeth good is of God: Doth the plowman plow all to sow?
  34. Draweth – Draws – My life draweth nigh unto the grave.
  35. Dread – Uneasy feeling, Fear of – Fear and dread shall fall upon them;
  36. Dwell – Live, Abode – I will dwell in the house of the LORD
  37. Dwelt – Lives in, lived before – Isaac dwelt in a place called Gerar:
  38. Eatest – Eat, Eats or To eat – In the day thou eatest there of……………
  39. Endureth – Endures – HIS mercy endureth for ever.
  40. Enmity – Mistrust, Hate, Dislike –  I will put enmity between thee and the woman.
  41. Entereth – Enters, To enter – When wisdom entereth into thine heart
  42. Entreateth – Treated – He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not:
  43. Entreat – Treat, Behave towards – If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother:
  44. Fair – Looked appealing, Looks – Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:
  45. Fallen – No honor, Sad, Be Killed – How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer
  46. Findeth – Finds, To find – Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing
  47. Forth – Out from, Out To – BeholdI will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth
  48. Fugitive – Person with no home state, Fleeing the law –  A fugitive shalt thou be.
  49. Gavest – Gave – Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them.
  50. Goeth – Go or Goes – Pride goeth before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
  51. Grace – Undeserved Love – By grace are ye saved through faith not of yourselves:
  52. Grieved – Great Sorrow – Then I being grieved did weep, and in my sorrow prayed
  53. Ground – Walkable Surface, Dirt –  God formed man of the dust of the ground
  54. Hast – Have or Hasn’t – Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
  55. Hath – Has – The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his anger.
  56. Heareth – Hears or Lisstens – A wise son heareth his father’s instruction:
  57. Hearken – Listen to, Hear – We will not hearken to the king, to go from our religion
  58. Heavens – The areas above Earth – And God called the firmament Heaven.
  59. Help meet – A Mate –  I will make him a help meet for him.
  60. Henceforth – From now on – Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and forever
  61. Her Seed – CHRIST’S Church – the dragon went to make war with the remnant of her seed.
  62. I AM – YAHUAH/GOD – Moses, say unto the of children Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
  63. Just – Follower of CHRIST   – As it is written, The just shall live by faith.
  64. Keepeth – Keeps or Holds on to – He that keepeth the law, happy is he.
  65. Knew – Intimate with – And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain.
  66. Knoweth – Knows – If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing
  67. Lest – Or, Unless – Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
  68. Lieth – Lies or Waits – If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door
  69. Mark – Thinking or actions, 666 – And that no man might buy or sell, save he had the mark.
  70. Mayest – May –  Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
  71. Meet – At the same place, Good – So bring forth therefore fruits, meet for repentance.
  72. Midst – Middle of or With – Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.
  73. Nay – No – My brethren, swear not, but let your yea be yea; and your nay be nay.
  74. Nigh – Near – Lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
  75. Ought – Should – Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had aught against me
  76. Perpetual – Endless – And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, a perpetual shame.
  77. Persecution – Authorities hostility – Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest.
  78. Poor – Little Spirit and Money – The poor laboreth, when he leaveth off, he is still needy
  79. Putteth – Puts – HE putteth forth his hand upon the rock
  80. Remaineth – Still is, Remains – The gift of the Lord remaineth with the godly
  81. Renown – Well Known – There were giants in the earth in those days, men of renown.
  82. Repented – GODLY sorry – Be sorry in your heart to YAHUAH/GOD and does not do it again
  83. Restrained – Held back – Sarai said unto Abram, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing
  84. Righteous – Knowing, believing and doing the will/WORD of YAHUAH/THE CREATOR
  85. Salvation – Saving Power – I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD
  86. Savior – YAHUSHA/JESUS, One who saves – Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
  87. Savour – Aroma, smell, flavor – For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ
  88. Sayeth – Says – “ There is no peace,” sayeth the Lord , “for the wicked.”
  89. Seed – Has 3 meanings 1. Planting Seed 2. Seed of Human Fertilization. 3. THE WORD OF GOD – Read The Parable of The Sower Matthew 13:3
  90. Seest – See or Understand – What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll. Or Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?
  91. Seeth – Sees – And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
  92. Sevenfold – Seven times more – If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold
  93. Shall – Will – And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased
  94. Shalt – Will forever – Thou shalt do no murder
  95. Sheddeth – Sheds – Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed
  96. Sheep – Followers of YAHUSHA – the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
  97. Shouldest – Should – Better is it that thou shouldest not vow
  98. Sin – Disobedience to YAH’S WORD, Death – by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin
  99. Sinneth – Commits Sin, Act of disobedience – the soul that sinneth, it shall die
  100. Slayeth – Slays, Kills – Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God?
  101. Smiteth – To hit – He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death
  102. Smitten – Destroyed – Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
  103. Snare – An entrapment – And they served their idols: Which were a snare unto them
  104. Sojourn – Temporarily stay – Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, That I dwell in the tents of Kedar
  105. Sons of GOD – Heyl’el, The Angels, True Christians – And all the sons of God shouted for joy? Also, when HE(CHRIST) shall appear, we shall be like HIM
  106. Spake – Spoke – And God spake unto Noah, saying,
  107. Speaketh – Speaks – But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him.
  108. Strive – Work along with – And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man
  109. Thee – You – Fear thou not; for I am with thee
  110. Thence – There – And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba
  111. Therefore – From now on, So – Be not ye therefore partakers with them. Therefore the law is slacked,
  112. Therein – The place where you are – The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
  113. Thereof – Of it – God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
  114. Thither – There, Your way – Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.
  115. Thou – You – Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in
  116. Thus – This, So – Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
  117. Thy – Your – In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.
  118. Thy seed – Your seed, satan’s seed – I will put enmity between your seed and her Seed
  119. Till – Until, Work the ground – Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. We brought him into the garden of Eden to till and keep it
  120. Transgresseth – To Transgress, Sin, Disobey – Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law
  121. Understandest- Understand – Understandest thou what thou readest?
  122. Unto – To – For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given
  123. Upon – On – For precept must be upon precept and line upon line
  124. Utters – Initiates – The Lord also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem
  125. Utterance – Initiation – they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
  126. Vagabond – Without a home, Wanderer – a vagabond shalt thou be in the Earth.
  127. Vineyard – Grape Vine, The people – If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten. Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard
  128. Wast – Were, Was – Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created
  129. Whatsoever – What ever – Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true
  130. Whence – Where – And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou?
  131. Wherefore – Why – Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD
  132. Whereof – Of which – Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
  133. Whither – Where ever, Where – I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them. Whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
  134. Whom – Who – For whom the LORD loveth HE chasteneth
  135. Whoso – Whoever – Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge
  136. Whosoever – Who ever – Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not
  137. Wilt – Will – For thou, LORD , wilt bless the righteous
  138. Wives – Women chosen by men and Angels – Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
  139. Wrest – Withhold – Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
  140. Wroth – Angry – When God heard this , he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel
  141. Wrought – Did, Worked – And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul. Seest thou how faith wrought with his works
  142. Ye – You, Y’all – If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled.
  143. Yea – Yes – But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay

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