Exodus 1:10
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
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Acts 9:26
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
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לָוָה
lâvâh · law-vaw'
2 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
Strong's KJV usage: abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 56:6Strong's last: Jeremiah 50:5
Open full H3867 profile →חָבַר
châbar · khaw-bar'
1 times translated as this KJV form30 total Strong's occurrences
to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
Strong's KJV usage: charm(-er), be compact, couple (together), have fellowship with, heap up, join (self, together), league.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 20:35Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 20:35
Open full H2266 profile →יָסַף
yâçaph · yaw-saf'
1 times translated as this KJV form215 total Strong's occurrences
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
Strong's KJV usage: add, × again, × any more, × cease, × come more, conceive again, continue, exceed, × further, × gather together, get more, give more-over, × henceforth, increase (more and more), join, × longer (bring, do, make, much, put), × (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, × yet, yield.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Exodus 1:10Strong's last: Exodus 1:10
Open full H3254 profile →נָגַע
nâgaʻ · naw-gah'
1 times translated as this KJV form150 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
Strong's KJV usage: beat, (× be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 5:8Strong's last: Isaiah 5:8
Open full H5060 profile →סָכַךְ
çâkak · saw-kak'
1 times translated as this KJV form24 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
Strong's KJV usage: cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 9:11Strong's last: Isaiah 9:11
Open full H5526 profile →קָרַב
qârab · kaw-rab'
1 times translated as this KJV form281 total Strong's occurrences
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
Strong's KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezekiel 37:17Strong's last: Ezekiel 37:17
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H3254
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
H2266
And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
no direct Strong's tag
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
no direct Strong's tag
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
no direct Strong's tag
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
H5060
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
H5526
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
H3867
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
H3867
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
H7126
And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
no direct Strong's tag
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
no direct Strong's tag
And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
no direct Strong's tag
Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
no direct Strong's tag
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
English meaning and historical usage.
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join
JOIN, verb transitive [Latin jungo, jungere; jungo for jugo, jugum; Eng. yoke;
Gr. a yoke, and a pair, to join ]
1. To set or bring one thing in contiguity with another.
Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field. Isaiah 5:8.
2. To couple; to connect; to combine; as, to join ideas.
3. To unite in league or marriage.
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 2 Chronicles 18:1.
What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matthew 19:6.
4. To associate.
Go near and join thyself to this chariot. Acts 8:29.
5. To unite in any act.
Thy tuneful voice with numbers join
6. To unite in concord.
But that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10.
The phrase, to join battle, is probably elliptical, for join in battle; or it is borrowed from the Latin, committere proelium, to send together the battle.
In general, join signifies to unite two entire things without breach or intermixture, by contact or contiguity, either temporary or permanent. It differs from connect, which signifies properly, to unite by an intermediate substance. But join unite, and connect are often used synonymously.
JOIN, verb intransitive To grow to; to adhere. The place where two bones of the body join is called a joint or articulation.
1. To be contiguous, close or in contact; as when two houses join
2. To unite with in marriage, league, confederacy, partnership or society. Russia and Austria joined in opposition to Buonaparte's ambitious views. Men join in great undertakings, and in companies for trade or manufacture. They join in entertainments and amusements. They join in benevolent associations. It is often followed by with.
Any other may join with him that is injured, and assist him in recovering satisfaction.
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? Ezra 9:14.
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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