2 occurrences

'Cast' in the Bible

In the first month (that is, the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus' reign, pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month. It turned out to be the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar).

Verse ConceptsCasting LotsPurimMonth 12

For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised plans against the Jews to destroy them. He had cast pur (that is, the lot) in order to afflict and destroy them.

Verse ConceptsKilling Israelites

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Affected (9 instances)
Apportion (27 instances)
Arrange (23 instances)
Aspect (12 instances)
Casting (66 instances)
Concede (2 instances)
Condemn (57 instances)
Contrive (2 instances)
Couch (53 instances)
Digest (1 instance)
Disperse (14 instances)
Drift (8 instances)
Duplicate (1 instance)
Frame (36 instances)
Mature (22 instances)
Project (14 instances)
Purge (41 instances)
Range (19 instances)
Reject (99 instances)
Shape (35 instances)
Stamp (29 instances)
Stray (22 instances)
Tendency (5 instances)
Vagabond (5 instances)
Wander (68 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
μετακαλέω 
metakaleo 
Usage: 4

προσκαλέομαι 
Proskaleomai 
call unto , call , call for , call to
Usage: 27

ἁρπάζω 
Harpazo 
catch up , take by force , catch away , pluck , catch , pull
Usage: 8

ἐπικαλέομαι 
Epikaleomai 
call on , be surname , be surnamed , call upon , appeal unto , call , appeal to , appeal
Usage: 32

προσφωνέω 
Prosphoneo 
call , call unto , call to , speak , speak to , speak unto
Usage: 5

ῥίπτω 
Rhipto 
Usage: 6

χιλίαρχος 
Chiliarchos 
Usage: 22

ἀναμιμνήσκω 
Anamimnesko 
Usage: 6

ἀποφέρω 
Apophero 
Usage: 4

βάλλω 
Ballo 
cast , put , thrust , cast out , lay , lie ,
Usage: 66

ἐκβάλλω 
Ekballo 
Usage: 43

ἐκφέρω 
Ekphero 
Usage: 6

ἐπιβάλλω 
Epiballo 
Usage: 13

ἰσχύω 
Ischuo 
can , be able , avail , prevail , be whole , cannot , can do , may ,
Usage: 19

Καισάρεια 
Kaisereia 
Usage: 17

μέλω 
melo 
Usage: 9

μεριμνάω 
merimnao 
Usage: 7

σπουδή 
Spoude 
Usage: 12

φωνέω 
Phoneo 
call , crow , cry , call for
Usage: 30

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