Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 51:12 · retained source text
Restore vnto me the ioy of thy saluation: and vphold mee with thy free Spirit.
KJV dictionary & concordance
free
Meaning of “free”
Sense 1: At liberty; released or exempt from bondage, confinement, service, obligation, dominion, guilt, or other restraint. Sense 2: Unrestrained, unobstructed, or at liberty to act or proceed. Sense 3: Willing, voluntary, liberal, or unreserved. Sense 4: Given or received without price, payment, or purchase.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
59 occurrences58 verses24 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 21:2
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “free”
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 88:5 · retained source text
Free among the dead, like the slaine that lie in the graue, whom thou remembrest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
1611 marginal noteOr, by thy hand.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 105:20 · retained source text
The king sent and loosed him: euen the ruler of the people, and let him goe free.
1611 marginal noteGen.41.14.
Complete reference index — all 58 verses
Exodus 21:2Exodus 21:5Exodus 21:11Exodus 21:26Exodus 21:27Exodus 36:3Leviticus 19:20Numbers 5:19Numbers 5:28Deuteronomy 15:12Deuteronomy 15:13Deuteronomy 15:18Deuteronomy 24:51 Samuel 17:251 Chronicles 9:332 Chronicles 29:31Job 3:19Job 39:5Psalms 51:12Psalms 88:5Psalms 105:20Isaiah 58:6Jeremiah 34:9Jeremiah 34:10Jeremiah 34:11Jeremiah 34:14Amos 4:5Matthew 15:6Matthew 17:26Mark 7:11John 8:32John 8:33John 8:36Acts 22:28Romans 5:15Romans 5:16Romans 5:18Romans 6:18Romans 6:20Romans 6:22Romans 7:3Romans 8:21 Corinthians 7:211 Corinthians 7:221 Corinthians 9:11 Corinthians 9:191 Corinthians 12:13Galatians 3:28Galatians 4:26Galatians 4:31Galatians 5:1Ephesians 6:8Colossians 3:112 Thessalonians 3:11 Peter 2:16Revelation 6:15Revelation 13:16Revelation 19:18
Where “free” appears
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Exodus6 occurrences
6 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseJohn4 occurrences
3 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans8 occurrences
8 verses1 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 versesGalatians4 occurrences
4 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
6 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseJohn4 occurrences
3 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans8 occurrences
8 verses1 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 versesGalatians4 occurrences
4 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
Source order
Definition evidence
1 · KJV context and cross-references
Exodus 21:2Leviticus 19:20Jeremiah 34:14John 8:36Romans 6:201 Corinthians 9:18-19Ephesians 6:81 Corinthians 9:181 Corinthians 9:19Exodus 36:3Numbers 5:19Deuteronomy 24:52 Chronicles 29:31Job 39:5Psalms 51:12Matthew 17:26Acts 22:28Romans 5:15Romans 6:18Romans 7:32 Thessalonians 3:11 Peter 2:16Numbers 5:28Job 3:19Jeremiah 34:11Romans 8:2Galatians 4:31Revelation 19:18
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral. Not imprisoned, confined or under arrest. Unconstrained; unrestrained; not under compulsion or control. Not obstructed. Open; candid; frank; ingenuous; unreserved. Liberal in expenses; not parsimonious. Gratuitous; not gained by importunity or purchase. Clear; exempt; with from. Not encumbered with.