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out´kast : Represents some form of דּחה , dāḥāh , or נדח , nādhaḥ , both meaning "thrust out." In Jeremiah 30:17 "outcast" means "thrust out of society," "degraded person"; elsewhere it means "exile" ( Psalm 147:2; Isaiah 16:3 f; Jeremiah 49:36 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Outcast'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​o/outcast.html. 1915.
 
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