KJV dictionary & concordance
A charitable gift given for the relief of the poor or needy.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Matthew 6:1
Complete exact-word concordance
TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
¶ Take heed that yee doe not your almes before men, to bee seene of them: otherwise yee haue no reward of your father which is in heauen.
1611 marginal noteOr, with.
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Therefore, when thou doest thine almes, doe not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites doe, in the Synagogues, and in the streetes, that they may haue glory of men. Uerily, I say vnto you, they haue their reward.
1611 marginal noteOr, cause not a trumpet to be sounded.
1611 marginal noteRom. 12.8
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
But when thou doest almes, let not thy left hand know, what thy right doeth:
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
That thine almes may be in secret: And thy father which seeth in secret, himselfe shall reward thee openly.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Any thing given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing, otherwise called charity.
A charitable gift.
