KJV dictionary & concordance

blessing

Meaning of “blessing”

Sense 1: The act or words of pronouncing good; divine favor. Sense 2: A benefit bestowed by God.

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67 occurrences64 verses26 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 12:2

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Nehemiah 9:5

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Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:5 · retained source text

Then the Leuites, Ieshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodiiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, sayde, Stand vp, and blesse the LORD your God for euer and euer, and blessed bee thy glorious Name, which is exalted aboue all blessing and praise.

Nehemiah 13:2

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Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:2 · retained source text

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread, and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

1611 marginal noteNum. 22.5. iosh. 24.9.

Complete reference index — all 64 verses

Genesis 12:2 Genesis 22:17 Genesis 27:12 Genesis 27:30 Genesis 27:35 Genesis 27:36 Genesis 27:38 Genesis 27:41 Genesis 28:4 Genesis 33:11 Genesis 39:5 Genesis 49:28 Exodus 32:29 Leviticus 25:21 Deuteronomy 11:26 Deuteronomy 11:27 Deuteronomy 11:29 Deuteronomy 12:15 Deuteronomy 16:17 Deuteronomy 23:5 Deuteronomy 28:8 Deuteronomy 30:1 Deuteronomy 30:19 Deuteronomy 33:1 Deuteronomy 33:7 Deuteronomy 33:16 Deuteronomy 33:23 Joshua 15:19 Judges 1:15 1 Samuel 25:27 2 Samuel 7:29 2 Kings 5:15 Nehemiah 9:5 Nehemiah 13:2 Job 29:13 Psalms 3:8 Psalms 24:5 Psalms 109:17 Psalms 129:8 Psalms 133:3 Proverbs 10:22 Proverbs 11:11 Proverbs 11:26 Proverbs 24:25 Isaiah 19:24 Isaiah 44:3 Isaiah 65:8 Ezekiel 34:26 Ezekiel 44:30 Joel 2:14 Zechariah 8:13 Malachi 3:10 Luke 24:53 Romans 15:29 1 Corinthians 10:16 Galatians 3:14 Hebrews 6:7 Hebrews 6:14 Hebrews 12:17 James 3:10 1 Peter 3:9 Revelation 5:12 Revelation 5:13 Revelation 7:12

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1 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 12:2 Genesis 33:11 Deuteronomy 16:17 Joshua 15:19 Psalms 24:5 Isaiah 44:3 1 Corinthians 10:16 Revelation 7:12