KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 7:19
Complete exact-word concordance
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
And the waters preuailed exceedingly vpon the earth, and all the high hils, that were vnder the whole heauen, were couered.
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
And Melchizedek King of Salem brought foorth bread and wine: and he was the Priest of the most high God.
1611 marginal noteHeb. 7.1.
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
And hee blessed him, and saide; Blessed bee Abram of the most high God, possessour of heauen and earth,
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
And blessed bee the most high God, which hath deliuered thine enemies into thy hand: and hee gaue him tithes of all.
1611 marginal noteHeb. 7.4.
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
And Abram said to the King of Sodome, I haue lift vp my hand vnto the LORD, the most high God, the possessour of heauen and earth,
And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
And hee said, Loe, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattell should be gathered together: water yee the sheepe, and goe and feed them.
1611 marginal noteHeb. yet the day is great.
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh King of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
And the Cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, couering the Mercie-seat with their wings, and their faces shall looke one to another: toward the Mercie-seat shall the faces of the Cherubims be.
And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
And the Cherubims spread out their wings on high, and couered with their wings ouer the Mercie seat with their faces one to another: euen to the Mercie seat ward were the faces of the Cherubims.
And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the Lord commanded Moses.
And they tied vnto it a lace of blew to fasten it on high vpon the mitre, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of great altitude. Elevated in rank, condition or office. Exalted in excellence or extent. Difficult; abstruse. Arrogant; proud; lofty. Public; powerful; triumphant. Powerful; mighty. Possessed of supreme power, dominion or excellence. Great; important; solemn; held in veneration. Full; complete. Loud.
An elevated place; superior region; as on high; from on high. Aloft.
