Numbers 5:13
And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
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Acts 27:13
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
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סָתַר
çâthar · saw-thar'
2 times translated as this KJV form80 total Strong's occurrences
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
Strong's KJV usage: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, × surely.
Strong's first: Numbers 5:13Strong's last: Job 28:21
Open full H5641 profile →ἆσσον
âsson · as'-son
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
more nearly, i.e. very near
Strong's KJV usage: :--close.
Strong's first: Acts 27:13Strong's last: Acts 27:13
Open full G788 profile →σιγάω
sigáō · see-gah'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form11 total Strong's occurrences
to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--keep close (secret, silence), hold peace.
Strong's first: Luke 9:36Strong's last: Luke 9:36
Open full G4601 profile →דָּבַק
dâbaq · daw-bak'
1 times translated as this KJV form54 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
Strong's KJV usage: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 42:16Strong's last: Jeremiah 42:16
Open full H1692 profile →עָצָר
ʻâtsâr · aw-tsar'
1 times translated as this KJV form46 total Strong's occurrences
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
Strong's KJV usage: × be able, close up, detain, fast, keep (self close, still), prevail, recover, refrain, × reign, restrain, retain, shut (up), slack, stay, stop, withhold (self).
Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 12:1Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 12:1
Open full H6113 profile →צַר
tsar · tsar
1 times translated as this KJV form103 total Strong's occurrences
narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
Strong's KJV usage: adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Job 41:15Strong's last: Job 41:15
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And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
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close
CLOSE, verb transitive
1. To shut; to make fast, by pressing together, or by stopping an open place, so as to intercept a passage, in almost any manner; as, to close the eyes; to close a gate, door or window. In these and other cases, closing is performed by bringing an object before the opening. To close a book, is to bring the parts together.
The Lord hath closed your eyes. Isaiah 29:10.
He closed the book. Luke 4:20.
2. To end; to finish; to conclude; to complete; to bring to a period; as, to close a bargain, or contract.
One frugal supper did our studies close
3. To unite, as the parts of a breach or fracture; to make whole; to consolidate; often followed by up.
The Lord closed up the flesh instead thereof. Genesis 2:21.
4. To cover; to inclose; to encompass; to overwhelm.
The depths closed me round about. Jonah 2:5.
5. To inclose; to confine. [See Inclose.]
6. To move or bring together; to unite separate bodies or parts; as, to close the ranks of an army.
CLOSE, verb intransitive s as z.
1. To unite; to coalesce; to come together; as the parts of a wound or fracture, or parts separated; often followed by on or upon.
The fat closed upon the blade. Judges 3:22.
The earth closed upon them. Numbers 16:33.
2. To end; to terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six oclock.
To close on or upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to agree on or join in.
France and Holland might close upon some measures to our disadvantage.
To close with, to accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close with the terms proposed. When followed by the person with whom an agreement is made, to make an agreement with; to unite with; as, to close with an enemy.
He took the time when Richard was deposed,
And high and low with happy Harry closed.
In this sense, to close in with is less elegant.
To close with,
To close in with, To unite; to join closely; to grapple, as persons in a contest; applied to wrestlers, when they come to close embrace for scuffling.
CLOSE, adjective
1. Shut fast; tight; made fast, so as to have no opening; as a close box; a close vizard.
2. Having parts firmly united; compact; dense; applied to solid substances of any king; as the close texture of wood or metal.
3. Having parts firmly adhering; viscous; tenacious; as oil, or glue.
4. Confined; stagnant; without ventilation or motion; as close air.
5. Confined; retired.
While David kept himself close 1 Chronicles 12:1.
6. Hid; private; secret; as, to keep a purpose close Numbers 5:13. Luke 9:36.
7. Confined within narrow limits; narrow; as a close alley.
8. Near; within a small distance; as a close fight or action.
9. Joined; in contact or nearly so; crowded; as, to sit close
10. Compressed, as thoughts or words; hence, brief; concise; opposed to loose or diffuse.
Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass.
11. Very near, in place or time; adjoining, or nearly so.
I saw him come close to the ram. Daniel 8:7.
They sailed close by Crete. Acts 27:13.
Some dire misfortune follows close behind.
12. Having the quality of keeping secrets, thoughts or designs; cautious; as a close minister. Hence in friendship, trusty; confidential
13. Having an appearance of concealment; implying art, craft or wariness; as a close aspect.
14. Intent; fixed; attentive; pressing upon the object; as, to give close attention.
Keep your mind or thoughts close to the business or subject.
15. Full to the point; home; pressing; as a close argument; bring the argument close to the question.
16. Pressing; earnest; warm; as a close debate.
17. Confined; secluded from communication; as a close prisoner.
18. Covetous; penurious; not liberal; as a close man.
19. Applied to the weather or air, close in popular language, denotes warm and damp, cloudy or foggy, or warm and relaxing, occasioning a sense of lassitude and depression. Perhaps originally, confined air.
20. Strictly adhering to the original; as a close translation.
21. In heraldry, drawn in a coat of arms with the wings close and in a standing posture.
CLOSE communion, with baptists, communion in the Lords supper with their own sect only.
CLOSE election, an election in which the votes for different candidates are nearly equal.
CLOSE, adverb Closely; nearly; densely; secretly; pressingly.
Behind her death close followed, pace for pace.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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