KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 25:8
Complete exact-word concordance
Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
Then Abraham gaue vp the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of yeeres, and was gathered to his people.
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael; an hundred and thirty and seuen yeeres: and he gaue vp the ghost and died, and was gathered vnto his people.
And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
And Isaac gaue vp the ghost and died, and was gathered vnto his people, being old and full of dayes: and his sonnes Esau and Iacob buried him.
1611 marginal noteChap. 25.8.
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
And when Iacob had made an end of commanding his sonnes, he gathered vp his feete into the bed, and yeelded vp the ghost, and was gathered vnto his people.
Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Why died I not from the wombe? why did I not giue vp the ghost when I came out of the bellie?
Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!
Wherfore then hast thou brought me forth out of the wombe? Oh that I had giuen vp the ghost, and no eye had seene me!
1611 marginal noteChap. 3.11.
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giuing vp of the ghost.
1611 marginal noteHeb. flight shall perish from them.
1611 marginal noteOr, a puffe of breath.
1611 marginal noteChap. 8.14. and 18.14.
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
Who is hee that will plead with me? for now if I hold my tongue, I shall giue vp the ghost.
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
But man dyeth, and wasteth away; yea, man giueth vp the ghost, and where is hee?
1611 marginal noteHeb. is weakened, or cut off.
She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.
She that hath borne seuen, languisheth: she hath giuen vp the ghost: her sunne is gone down while it was yet day: shee hath bene ashamed and confounded, and the residue of them will I deliuer to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
1611 marginal noteAmos 8.9.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Spirit; hence, to give up the ghost is to die.
