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looketh

verb, old form of «looks» (he, she, it)

«looketh» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«looketh» means «looks», a form of «look»: To look is to turn your eyes to see something: look at the board. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he looketh» = «he looks».

Examples

And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert. (Torah NUM.23.28, JPS 1917) tree →
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, by the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert. (Torah NUM.21.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: looks.

On Mova

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