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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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Mark 5:25
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:25 · retained source text

And a certaine woman which had an issue of blood twelue yeeres,

Mark 5:29
And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:29 · retained source text

And straightway the fountaine of her blood was dried vp: and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

Mark 14:24
And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:24 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, This is my blood of the new Testament, which is shed for many.

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Historical definitions

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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