KJV dictionary & concordance
Surpassing greatness, dignity, superiority, or an eminent and highly valued quality.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 49:3
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
¶ Reuben, thou art my first borne, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellencie of dignitie, and the excellencie of power:
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
And in the greatnesse of thine excellencie thou hast ouerthrowen them, that rose vp against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
¶ There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
¶ There is none like vnto the God of Iesurun, who rideth vpon the heauen in thy helpe, and in his excellencie on the skie.
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like vnto thee, O people! saued by the LORD, the shield of thy helpe, and who is the sword of thy excellencie: and thine enemies shal be found liars vnto thee, and thou shalt tread vpon their high places.
1611 marginal noteOr, shal be subdued.
Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Doeth not their excellencie which is in them, goe away? they die, euen without wisedome.
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Shall not his excellencie make you afraid? and his dread fall vpon you?
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauens, and his head reach vnto the clouds:
1611 marginal noteHeb. cloud.
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
After it a voyce roareth: he thundreth with the voice of his excellencie, and hee will not stay them when his voice is heard.
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Decke thy selfe now with Maiestie, and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with glory, and beautie.
1611 marginal notePsal. 104.1.
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
He shall chuse our inheritance for vs, the excellencie of Iacob whom hee loued. Selah.
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Historical English dictionary sources
The state of possessing good or great qualities in an unusual or eminent degree; a highly valued quality; dignity or high rank.
