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blood

Meaning of “blood”

Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
447 occurrences375 verses41 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:10

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2 Samuel 1:16
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 1:16 · retained source text

And Dauid said vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thy head: for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the LORDs Annoynted.

2 Samuel 1:22
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 1:22 · retained source text

From the blood of the slaine, from the fat of the mightie, the bow of Ionathan turned not backe, and the sword of Saul returned not emptie.

2 Samuel 3:27
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:27 · retained source text

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Ioab tooke him aside in the gate to speake with him quietly: and smote him there vnder the fift ribbe, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

1611 marginal noteOr, peaceably.

1611 marginal note1.King. 2.5.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.23.

2 Samuel 3:28
¶ And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:28 · retained source text

¶ And afterward when Dauid heard it, hee said, I and my kingdome are guiltlesse before the LORD for euer, from the blood of Abner the sonne of Ner:

1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods

2 Samuel 4:11
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 4:11 · retained source text

How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person, in his owne house, vpon his bed? Shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

2 Samuel 14:11
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:11 · retained source text

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the reuengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my sonne. And he said, As the LORD liueth, there shall not one haire of thy sonne fall to the earth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. that the reuenger of blood doe not multiply to destroy.

2 Samuel 16:8
The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:8 · retained source text

The LORD hath returned vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast raigned, and the LORD hath deliuered the kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and behold, thou art taken to thy mischiefe, because thou art a bloody man.

1611 marginal noteHebr. behold thee in thy euill.

2 Samuel 20:12
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:12 · retained source text

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the mids of the high way: and when the man saw that all the people stood still, he remoued Amasa out of the high way into the field, and cast a cloth vpon him, when hee saw that euery one that came by him, stood still.

2 Samuel 23:17
And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:17 · retained source text

And he said, Be it farre from me, O LORD, that I should doe this: is not this the blood of the men that went in ieopardie of their liues? therefore he would not drinke it. These things did these three mightie men.

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The fluid which circulates through the arteries and veins of the human body, and of other animals, which is essential to the preservation of life. Kindred; relation by natural descent from a common ancestor; consanguinity. Life. Slaughter; murder, or bloodshedding. Guilt, and punishment. The juice of any thing, especially if red.

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