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Course [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In its general sense, a passing; a moving, or motion forward, in a direct or curving line; applicable to any body or substance, solid or fluid.

2. Applied to animals, a running, or walking; a race; a career; a passing, or passage, with any degree of swiftness indefinitely.

3. Applied to fluids, a flowing, as in a stream in any direction; as a straight course or winding course It is applied to water or other liquids, to air or wind, and to light, in the sense of motion or passing.

4. Applied to solid bodies, it signifies motion or passing; as the course of a rolling stone; the course of a carriage; the course of the earth in its orbit.

5. Applied to navigation, it signifies a passing or motion on water, or in balloons in air; a voyage.

6. The direction of motion; line of advancing; point of compass, in which motion is directed; as, what course shall the pilot steer? In technical language, the angel contained between the nearest meridian and that point of compass on which a ship sails in any direction.

7. Ground on which a race is run.

8. A passing or process; the progress of any thing; as the course of an argument, or of a debate; a course of thought or reflexion.

9. Order of proceeding or of passing from an ancestor to an heir; as the course of descent in inheritance.

10. Order; turn; class; succession of one to another in office, or duty.

11. The chief fathers of every course 1 Chronicles 27:1 .

12. Solomon appointed the courses of the priests. 2 Chronicles 8:14 .

13. Stated and orderly method of proceeding; usual manner. He obtained redress in due course of law. Leave nature to her course

14. Series of successive and methodical procedure; a train of acts, or applications; as a course of medicine administered.

15. A methodical series, applied to the arts or sciences; a systemized order of principles in arts or sciences, for illustration of instruction. We say, the author has completed a course of principles or of lectures in philosophy. Also, the order pursued by a student; as, he has completed a course of studies in law or physics.

16. Manner of proceeding; way of life or conduct; deportment; series of actions.

17. That I might finish my course with joy. Acts 20:24 .

18. Their course is evil. Jeremiah 23:10 .

19. Line of conduct; manner of proceeding; as, we know not what course to pursue.

20. Natural bent; propensity; uncontrolled will. Let not a perverse child take his own course

21. Tilt; act of running in the lists.

22. Orderly structure; system.

23. The tongue setteth on fire the course of nature. James 3:6 .

24. Any regular series. In architecture, a continued range of stones, level or of the same highth, throughout the whole length of the building, and not interrupted by any aperture. A laying of bricks, etc.

25. The dishes set on table at one time; service of meat.

26. Regularity; order; regular succession; as, let the classes follow in course

27. Empty form; as, compliments are often words of course

28. Of course by consequence; in regular or natural order; in the common manner of proceeding; without specila direction or provision. This effect will follow of course If the defendant resides no in the state, the cause is continued of course

Course [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

2. The ground or path traversed; track; way.

3. Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance.

4. Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race.

5. Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or action; as, the course of an argument.

6. Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws.

7. Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct; behavior.

8. A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry.

9. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.

10. That part of a meal served at one time, with its accompaniments.

11. A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building.

12. The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc.

13. The menses.

Course [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire.

2. To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins.

Course [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue.

2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer.

3. To run through or over.

Coursed [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Hunted; chased; pursued; caused to run.

Coursed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Hunted; as, a coursed hare.

2. Arranged in courses; as, coursed masonry.

Coursed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Course

Courser [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A swift horse; a runner; a war-horse; a word used chiefly in poetry.

2. One who hunts; one who pursues the sport of coursing hares.

3. A disputant. [Not in use.]

Courser [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who courses or hunts.

2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger.

3. A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.

Courses [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. plural

2. In a ship, the principal sails, as the main sail, fore sail, and mizen; sometimes the name is given to the stay sails on the lower masts; also to the main stay sails of all brigs and schooners.

3. Catamenia; menstrual flux.

Courses [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To run; to move with speed; to run or move about; as, the blood courses

2. The grayhounds coursed through the fields.

Courses [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To hunt; to pursue; to chase.

2. We coursed him at the heels.

3. To cause to run; to force to move with speed.

4. To run through or over.

5. The blood courses the winding arteries.

6. The bounding steed courses the dusty plain.

Coursey [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Part of the hatches in a galley.

Coursey [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.

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Genesis 4:3

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

Joshua 4:18

And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

Judges 5:20

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

1 Samuel 1:20

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

1 Kings 5:14

And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

1 Chronicles 23:6

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 27:1

Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.

This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:

1 Chronicles 27:2

Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:4

And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.

Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:5

The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:6

This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.

This Benaiah was mighty among the Thirty and was over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.

1 Chronicles 27:7

The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:8

The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:9

The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:10

The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:11

The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:12

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:13

The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:14

The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:15

The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.