All 4 Uses
defile
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Genesis
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- 34:2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.†
Chpt 31-40 *defiled = spoiled the beauty or purity of something
- 34:5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.†
Chpt 31-40
- 34:13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 34:14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 34:15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; 34:16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.†
Chpt 31-40
- 34:27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.†
Chpt 31-40
Definitions:
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(1)
(defile) to spoil the beauty or purity of somethingin various senses, including:
- pollute a pristine lake
- harm a reputation or good name
- damage or disrespect something sacred
- take a person's virginity in a disrespectful way
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely (but not uncommon in classic literature), defile can refer to a narrow valley or a march or passage through one.