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WHY, adv. L., for what. The original phrase is for what, for why.
1. For what cause or reason, interrogatively.
Turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye die? Jeremiah 27 .
2. For which reason or cause, relatively.
No ground of enmity, why he should mean me
3. For what reason or cause for which relatively.
Turn the discourse I have a reason why I would not have you speak so tenderly.
4. It is used sometimes emphatically, or rather as a expletive.
If her chill heart I cannot move, why, Ill enjoy the very love.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Why'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/w/why.html.
Entry for 'Why'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/w/why.html.
