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glory

Meaning of “glory”

Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

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402 occurrences371 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:1

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Ezekiel 1:28
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:28 · retained source text

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloude in the day of raine, so was the appearance of the brightnesse round about. This was the appearance of the likenesse of the glory of the LORD: and when I saw it, I fell vpon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

Ezekiel 3:12
Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 3:12 · retained source text

Then the spirit tooke me vp, and I heard behind me a voyce of a great rushing, saying Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.

Ezekiel 3:23
Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 3:23 · retained source text

Then I arose and went forth into the plaine, and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there as the glory which I saw by the riuer of Chebar, and I fell on my face.

1611 marginal noteChap. 1.

Ezekiel 8:4
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 8:4 · retained source text

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there according to the vision that I saw in the plaine.

1611 marginal noteChap.1.23.

Ezekiel 9:3
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 9:3 · retained source text

And the glory of the God of Israel was gone vp from the Cherub whereupon hee was, to the threshold of the house, and he called to the man clothed with linnen, which had the writers inkehorne by his side.

Ezekiel 10:4
Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord’s glory.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 10:4 · retained source text

Then the glory of the LORD went vp from the Cherub, and stood ouer the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightnesse of the LORDs glory.

1611 marginal noteHebr. was lifted vp.

Ezekiel 10:18
Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 10:18 · retained source text

Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood ouer the Cherubims.

Ezekiel 10:19
And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 10:19 · retained source text

And the Cherubims lift vp their wings, and mounted vp from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheeles also were besides them, and euery one stood at the doore of the East gate of the LORDs house, and the glorie of the God of Israel was ouer them aboue.

Ezekiel 11:22
¶ Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 11:22 · retained source text

¶ Then did the Cherubims lift vp their wings, and the wheeles besides them, and the glory of the God of Israel was ouer them aboue.

Ezekiel 11:23
And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 11:23 · retained source text

And the glory of the LORD went vp from the middest of the citie, and stood vpon the mountaine, which is on the East side of the citie.

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