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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 6:19

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Joshua 2:13
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 2:13 · retained source text

And that ye will saue aliue my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they haue, and deliuer our liues from death.

Joshua 6:25
And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 6:25 · retained source text

And Ioshua saued Rahab the harlot aliue, and her fathers houshold, and all that she had: and she dwelleth in Israel euen vnto this day, because she hid the messengers which Ioshua sent to spy out Iericho.

Joshua 8:23
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 8:23 · retained source text

And the King of Ai they tooke aliue, and brought him to Ioshua.

Joshua 14:10
And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 14:10 · retained source text

And now beholde, the LORD hath kept me aliue, as he said, these forty and fiue yeres, euen since the LORD spake this word vnto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wildernesse: and now loe, I am this day fourescore and fiue yeeres old.

1611 marginal noteHebr. walked.

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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.

volume 1, leaf 148, column 2 (main dictionary)