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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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Leviticus 26:36
And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:36 · retained source text

And vpon them that are left aliue of you, I will send a faintnesse into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a shaken leafe shall chase them, and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword: and they shall fall, when none pursueth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. driuen.

Numbers 16:33
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:33 · retained source text

They, and all that appertained to them, went downe aliue into the pit, and the earth closed vpon them: and they perished from among the Congregation.

Numbers 21:35
So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 21:35 · retained source text

So they smote him & his sonnes, and all his people, vntill there was none left him aliue, and they possessed his land.

Numbers 22:33
And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 22:33 · retained source text

And the asse saw me, and turned from me these three times: vnlesse shee had turned from me, surely now also I had slaine thee, and saued her aliue.

Numbers 31:15
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 31:15 · retained source text

And Moses said vnto them, Haue ye saued all the women aliue?

Numbers 31:18
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 31:18 · retained source text

But all the women children that haue not knowen a man by lying with him, keepe aliue for your selues.

Deuteronomy 4:4
But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:4 · retained source text

But yee that did cleaue vnto the LORD your God, are aliue euery one of you this day.

Deuteronomy 5:3
The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:3 · retained source text

The LORD made not this couenant with our fathers, but with vs: euen vs, who are all of vs here aliue this day.

Deuteronomy 6:24
And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 6:24 · retained source text

And the LORD commanded vs to doe all these Statutes, to feare the LORD our God, for our good alwayes, that he might preserue vs aliue, as it is at this day.

Deuteronomy 20:16
But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 20:16 · retained source text

But of the cities of these people which the LORD thy God doth giue thee for an inheritance, thou shalt saue aliue nothing that breatheth:

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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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