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earth

Meaning of “earth”

Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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987 occurrences906 verses52 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:1

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Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 2:2 · retained source text

The Kings of the earth set themselues, and the rulers take counsell together, against the LORD, and against his Anoynted, saying,

Psalms 2:8
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 2:8 · retained source text

Aske of me, and I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the vttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

1611 marginal notePsal.72.8.

Psalms 2:10
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 2:10 · retained source text

Bee wise now therefore, O yee Kings: be instructed ye Iudges of the earth.

Psalms 7:5
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 7:5 · retained source text

Let the enemie persecute my soule, and take it, yea let him tread downe my life vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

Psalms 8:1
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 8:1 · retained source text

¶ O LORD our LORD, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory aboue the heauens.

Psalms 10:18
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 10:18 · retained source text

To iudge the fatherlesse and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppresse.

1611 marginal noteOr, terrifie.

Psalms 12:6
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 12:6 · retained source text

The wordes of the LORD are pure wordes: as siluer tried in a fornace of earth purified seuen times.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 23.31. psal.18.29. & 119. ver.140. prou.30.5.

Psalms 16:3
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 16:3 · retained source text

But to the Saints, that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Psalms 17:11
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 17:11 · retained source text

They haue now compassed vs in our steps: they haue set their eyes bowing downe to the earth:

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Where “earth” appears

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Genesis121 occurrences
97 verses
Exodus22 occurrences
20 verses
Leviticus9 occurrences
9 verses
Numbers10 occurrences
10 verses
Deuteronomy38 occurrences
36 verses
Joshua9 occurrences
9 verses
Judges5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Samuel18 occurrences
17 verses
2 Samuel18 occurrences
17 verses
1 Kings16 occurrences
16 verses
2 Kings6 occurrences
5 verses
1 Chronicles13 occurrences
13 verses
2 Chronicles11 occurrences
11 verses
Ezra2 occurrences
2 verses
Nehemiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Job50 occurrences
50 verses
Psalms141 occurrences
139 verses
Proverbs16 occurrences
16 verses
Ecclesiastes11 occurrences
11 verses
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse
Isaiah102 occurrences
90 verses
Jeremiah61 occurrences
56 verses
Lamentations5 occurrences
5 verses
Ezekiel27 occurrences
26 verses
Daniel21 occurrences
18 verses
Hosea5 occurrences
5 verses
Joel3 occurrences
3 verses
Amos12 occurrences
10 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah7 occurrences
7 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk5 occurrences
5 verses
Zephaniah4 occurrences
4 verses
Haggai3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah17 occurrences
14 verses
Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse
Matthew27 occurrences
24 verses
Mark9 occurrences
7 verses
Luke17 occurrences
17 verses
John4 occurrences
3 verses
Acts18 occurrences
18 verses
Romans3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses
Ephesians4 occurrences
4 verses
Philippians2 occurrences
1 verse
Colossians4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews8 occurrences
7 verses
James5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation81 occurrences
67 verses

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