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dead

Meaning of “dead”

Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:3

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Leviticus 11:32
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Leviticus 11:32 · retained source text

And vpon whatsoeuer any of them, when they are dead, doeth fall, it shalbe vncleane, whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skinne, or sacke, whatsoeuer vessell it be, wherein any worke is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be vncleane vntill the Euen; so it shalbe cleansed.

Leviticus 19:28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 19:28 · retained source text

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any markes vpon you: I am the LORD.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 14.1.

Leviticus 21:1
AND the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Leviticus 21:1 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses; Speake vnto the Priests the sonnes of Aaron, and say vnto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

Leviticus 21:11
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 21:11 · retained source text

Neither shall he goe in to any dead body, nor defile himselfe for his father, or for his mother:

Leviticus 22:4
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:4 · retained source text

What man soeuer of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue, he shall not eat of the holy things, vntill he be cleane. And who so toucheth any thing that is vncleane by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him:

1611 marginal noteHebr. running of the reines.

1611 marginal noteChap. 15.2.

Numbers 5:2
Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 5:2 · retained source text

Commaund the children of Israel, that they put out of the campe euery leper, and euery one that hath an issue, and whosoeuer is defiled by the dead:

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 13.3.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 15.2.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 21.1.

Numbers 6:6
All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 6:6 · retained source text

All the dayes that he separateth himselfe vnto the LORD, hee shall come at no dead body.

Numbers 6:11
And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 6:11 · retained source text

And the Priest shall offer the one for a sinne offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that hee sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

Numbers 9:6
¶ And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 9:6 · retained source text

¶ And there were certaine men who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keepe the Passeouer on that day: and they came before Moses, and before Aaron on that day.

Numbers 9:7
And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 9:7 · retained source text

And those men said vnto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept backe, that wee may not offer an offring of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?

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