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alive

Meaning of “alive”

Sense 1: Living; having life; not dead. Sense 2: Continuing or active in life, force, or operation.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
88 occurrences86 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:19

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Ecclesiastes 4:2
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 4:2 · retained source text

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead, more then the liuing which are yet aliue.

1611 marginal noteIob 3.17. &c.

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Historical definitions

Having life, in opposition to dead; living. In a state of action; unextinguished; undestroyed; unexpired; in force or operation.

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