Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

congregation

Meaning of “congregation”

1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
364 occurrences331 verses22 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 12:3

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “congregation”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 161–170 of 331 · 364 word occurrences in this result

Numbers 16:19
And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:19 · retained source text

And Korah gathered all the Congregation against them, vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared vnto all the Congregation.

Numbers 16:21
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:21 · retained source text

Separate your selues from among this Congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

Numbers 16:22
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:22 · retained source text

And they fell vpon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shal one man sinne, and wilt thou be wroth with all the Congregation?

Numbers 16:24
Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:24 · retained source text

Speake vnto the Congregation, saying, Get you vp from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

Numbers 16:26
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:26 · retained source text

And hee spake vnto the Congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sinnes.

Numbers 16:33
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:33 · retained source text

They, and all that appertained to them, went downe aliue into the pit, and the earth closed vpon them: and they perished from among the Congregation.

Numbers 16:41
¶ But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:41 · retained source text

¶ But on the morrow, all the Congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye haue killed the people of the LORD.

Numbers 16:42
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:42 · retained source text

And it came to passe when the Congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and behold, the cloud couered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

Numbers 16:43
And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:43 · retained source text

And Moses and Aaron came before the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

Numbers 16:45
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:45 · retained source text

Get you vp from among this Congregation, that I may consume them, as in a moment: and they fell vpon their faces.

Complete reference index — all 331 verses

Where “congregation” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The act of bringing together or assembling; a collection or assembly, especially an assembly of persons and, appropriately, persons met for the worship of God and religious instruction.

volume 1, leaf 461, column 2 (main_dictionary)

Study connections