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Base
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
BASE . To be base is in mod. English to be morally bad, but in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] it is no more than to be of humble birth or lowly position. In the RV [Note: Revised Version.] , however, the word is sometimes used in the sense of morally low, mean, as Deuteronomy 13:13 .
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Base'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/b/base.html. 1909.