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Meaning of “body”

Sense 1: The material frame of a person or creature. Sense 2: A visible form, mass, or main substance. Sense 3: A unified whole or company composed of members. Sense 4: Substantial reality distinguished from a shadow.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
174 occurrences151 verses35 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 24:10

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Deuteronomy 28:4
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:4 · retained source text

Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattell, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheepe.

Deuteronomy 28:11
And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:11 · retained source text

And the LORD shal make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattell, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware vnto thy fathers to giue thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, for good.

1611 marginal noteHebr. belly.

1611 marginal noteChap. 30.9. etc.

Deuteronomy 28:18
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:18 · retained source text

Cursed shalbe the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheepe.

Deuteronomy 28:53
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:53 · retained source text

And thou shalt eate the fruit of thine owne body, the flesh of thy sonnes, and of thy daughters (which the LORD thy God hath giuen thee) in the siege, and in the straitnesse wherewith thine enemies shall distresse thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. belly.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.29. 2.king. 6.29. lam. 4.10. baruc. 2.3.

Deuteronomy 30:9
And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 30:9 · retained source text

And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in euery worke of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattell, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will againe reioyce ouer thee for good, as he reioyced ouer thy fathers:

1611 marginal noteChap. 28.11.

Judges 8:30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 8:30 · retained source text

And Gideon had threescore and ten sonnes of his body begotten: for he had many wiues.

1611 marginal noteHeb. going out of his thigh.

1 Samuel 31:10
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 31:10 · retained source text

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

1 Samuel 31:12
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 31:12 · retained source text

All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and tooke the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Iabesh, and burnt them there.

1611 marginal noteIere. 34.5.

2 Kings 8:5
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 8:5 · retained source text

And it came to passe as he was telling the King how hee had restored a dead body to life, that behold, the woman whose sonne he had restored to life, cryed to the King for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord O king, this is the woman, and this is her sonne, whom Elisha restored to life.

1 Chronicles 10:12
They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:12 · retained source text

They arose, all the valiant men, and tooke away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes, and brought them to Iabesh, and buried their bones vnder the oke in Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes.

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1 Corinthians 12:12

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:14

For the body is not one member, but many.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The frame of an animal; the material substance of an animal, in distinction from the living principle of beasts, and the soul of man. Reality, as opposed to representation. A collective mass; a number of individuals or particulars united. The main part; the bulk. Any extended solid substance; matter; any substance or mass distinct from others.

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