Genesis 42:9
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
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Spies
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Hebrews 11:31
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
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רָגַל
râgal · raw-gal'
10 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences
to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about
Strong's KJV usage: backbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 42:9Strong's last: 2 Samuel 15:10
Open full H7270 profile →ἐγκάθετος
enkáthetos · eng-kath'-et-os
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
subinduced, i.e. surreptitiously suborned as a lier-in-wait
Strong's KJV usage: :--spy.
Strong's first: Luke 20:20Strong's last: Luke 20:20
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katáskopos · kat-as'-kop-os
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a reconnoiterer
Strong's KJV usage: :--spy.
Strong's first: Hebrews 11:31Strong's last: Hebrews 11:31
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ʼĂthârîym · ath-aw-reem'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
Atharim, a place near Palestine
Strong's KJV usage: spies. b
Strong's first: Numbers 21:1Strong's last: Numbers 21:1
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shâmar · shaw-mar'
1 times translated as this KJV form467 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Judges 1:24Strong's last: Judges 1:24
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H7270
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
H7270
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
H7270
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
H7270
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
H7270
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
H7270
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
H7270
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
H871
And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
H7270
And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
H8104
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
H7270
David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
H7270
But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
G1455
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
G2685
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
English meaning and historical usage.
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spy
SPY, noun
1. A person sent into an enemys camp to inspect their works, ascertain their works, ascertain their strength and their intentions, to watch their movements, and secretly communicate intelligence to the proper officer. By the laws of war among all civilized nations, a spy is subjected to capital punishment.
2. A person deputed to watch the conduct of others.
3. One who watches the conduct of others.
These wretched spies of wit.
SPY, verb transitive
1. To see; to gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment. It is the same as espy; as, to spy land from the mast head of a ship.
As tiger spied two gentle fawns.
One in reading skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration.
2. To discover by close search or examination; as, a lawyer in examining the pleadings in a case, spies a defect.
3. To explore; to view, inspect and examine secretly; as a country; usually with out.
Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof. Numbers 21:32.
SPY, verb intransitive To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
It is my natures plague to spy into abuse.
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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