Ruth 2:16
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
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And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
Read in context →He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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próthesis · proth'-es-is
a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God
Strong's KJV usage: :--purpose, shew(-bread).
Strong's first: Acts 11:23Strong's last: 2 Timothy 3:10
Open full G4286 profile →toûto · too'-to
that thing
Strong's KJV usage: :--here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
Strong's first: Acts 26:16Strong's last: 1 John 3:8
Open full G5124 profile →chêphets · khay'-fets
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Strong's KJV usage: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
Strong's first: Ecclesiastes 3:1Strong's last: Ecclesiastes 8:6
Open full H2656 profile →machăshâbâh · makh-ash-aw-baw'
a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
Strong's KJV usage: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
Strong's first: Proverbs 20:18Strong's last: Jeremiah 51:29
Open full H4284 profile →bouleúō · bool-yoo'-o
to advise, i.e. (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve
Strong's KJV usage: :--consult, take counsel, determine, be minded, purpose.
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 1:17Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 1:17
Open full G1011 profile →ʼâmar · aw-mar'
to say (used with great latitude)
Strong's KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.
Strong's first: 1 Kings 5:5Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 28:10
Open full H559 profile →châshab · khaw-shab'
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
Strong's KJV usage: (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.
Strong's first: Jeremiah 26:3Strong's last: Jeremiah 36:3
Open full H2803 profile →ʻêtsâh · ay-tsaw'
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
Strong's KJV usage: advice, advisement, counsel([-lor]), purpose.
Strong's first: Ezra 4:5Strong's last: Isaiah 14:26
Open full H6098 profile →boúlēma · boo'-lay-mah
a resolve
Strong's KJV usage: :--purpose, will.
Strong's first: Acts 27:43Strong's last: Acts 27:43
Open full G1013 profile →tís · tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Strong's KJV usage: :--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Strong's first: Matthew 26:8Strong's last: Matthew 26:8
Open full G5101 profile →dâbâr · daw-baw'
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Strong's KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.
Strong's first: Nehemiah 8:4Strong's last: Nehemiah 8:4
Open full H1697 profile →maʻăseh · mah-as-eh'
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Strong's KJV usage: act, art, bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, × well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.
Strong's first: Job 33:17Strong's last: Job 33:17
Open full H4639 profile →tsᵉbûw · tseb-oo'
properly, will; concretely, an affair (as a matter of determination)
Strong's KJV usage: purpose.
Strong's first: Daniel 6:17Strong's last: Daniel 6:17
Open full H6640 profile →rîyq · reek
emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
Strong's KJV usage: empty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity.
Strong's first: Isaiah 30:7Strong's last: Isaiah 30:7
Open full H7385 profile →shâlal · shaw-lal'
to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder
Strong's KJV usage: let fall, make self a prey, × of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.
Strong's first: Ruth 2:16Strong's last: Ruth 2:16
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And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
And hired counsellers against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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PUR'POSE, noun [Latin propositum, propono; pro, before, and pono, to set or place.]
1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure or exertion. We believe the Supreme Being created intelligent beings for some benevolent and glorious purpose and if so, how glorious and benevolent must be his purpose in the plan of redemption! The ambition of men is generally directed to one of two purposes, or to both; the acquisition of wealth or of power. We build houses for the purpose of shelter; we labor for the purpose of subsistence.
2. Intention; design. This sense, however, is hardly to be distinguished from the former; as purpose always includes the end in view.
Every purpose is established by counsel. Proverbs 20:18.
Being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. Ephesians 1:11.
3. End; effect; consequence, good or bad. What good purpose will this answer? We sometimes labor to no purpose Men often employ their time, talents and money for very evil purposes.
To what purpose is this waste? Matthew 26:8.
4. Instance; example. [Not in use.]
5. Conversation. [Not in use.]
Of purpose on purpose with previous design; with the mind directed to that object. On purpose is more generally used, but the true phrase is of purpose
PUR'POSE, verb intransitive To intend; to design; to resolve; to determine on some end or object to be accomplished.
I have purposed it, I will also do it. Isaiah 46:11. Ephesians 3:11.
Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem. Acts 19:21.
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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