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flesh

Meaning of “flesh”

Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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420 occurrences369 verses50 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:21

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1 Samuel 2:13
And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:13 · retained source text

And the priests custome with the people was, that when any man offred sacrifice, the priestes seruant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhooke of three teeth in his hand,

1 Samuel 2:15
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:15 · retained source text

Also before they burnt the fat, the priests seruant came, & said to the man that sacrificed, Giue flesh to roste for the priest, for he wil not haue sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

1 Samuel 17:44
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:44 · retained source text

And the Philistine said to Dauid, Come to me, and I will giue thy flesh vnto the foules of the aire, and to the beasts of the field.

1 Samuel 25:11
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:11 · retained source text

Shall I then take my bread and my water, and my flesh that I haue killed for my shearers, and giue it vnto men, whom I know not whence they bee?

1611 marginal noteHebr. slaughter.

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