KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Air drawn in or breathed out. Sense 2: The breath by which bodily life is sustained; by extension, bodily life.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 2:7
Complete exact-word concordance
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, & breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a liuing soule.
1611 marginal noteHeb. dust of the ground.
1611 marginal note1.Cor. 15.47.
1611 marginal note1.Corin. 15.45.
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
And behold, I, euen I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life from vnder heauen, and euery thing that is in the earth shall die.
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
And they went in vnto Noah into the Arke, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
All in whose nosethrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the breath of the spirit of life.
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
And the channels of the Sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discouered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
¶ And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
¶ And it came to passe after these things, that the sonne of the woman, the mistresse of the house, fell sicke, and his sickenesse was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
1611 marginal noteThat is, by his anger, as Esa.30.33.
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
Hee will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitternesse.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
In whose hand is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.
1611 marginal noteOr, life.
1611 marginal noteHeb. all flesh of man.
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
He shall not depart out of darkenesse, the flame shall drie vp his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he goe away.
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