going forth

noun

1

archaic : a way or place of exit

mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary

—Ezekiel 44:5 (Authorized Version)

2

archaic : boundary

and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea

—Numbers 34:4 (Authorized Version)

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase go forth

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