The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 1:19 · retained source text
The beauty of Israel is slaine vpon thy high places: how are the mightie fallen!
KJV dictionary & concordance
high
Meaning of “high”
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
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
416 occurrences397 verses43 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 7:19
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “high”
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 1:25 · retained source text
How are the mightie fallen in the midst of the battell! O Ionathan, thou wast slaine in thine high places.
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:3 · retained source text
The God of my rocke, in him will I trust: hee is my shield, and the horne of my saluation, my high tower, and my refuge, my Sauiour; thou sauest me from violence.
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most high uttered his voice.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:14 · retained source text
The LORD thundred from heauen: and the most high vttered his voice.
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:34 · retained source text
Hee maketh my feet like hindes feet: and setteth mee vpon my high places.
1611 marginal noteHeb. equalleth.
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:49 · retained source text
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted mee vp on high aboue them that rose vp against me: thou hast deliuered me from the violent man.
NOW these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:1 · retained source text
¶ Nowe these bee the last words of Dauid: Dauid the sonne of Iesse saide, and the man who was raised vp on high, the Anointed of the God of Iacob, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel, said,
Complete reference index — all 397 verses
Genesis 7:19Genesis 14:18Genesis 14:19Genesis 14:20Genesis 14:22Genesis 29:7Exodus 14:8Exodus 25:20Exodus 37:9Exodus 39:31Leviticus 21:10Leviticus 26:22Leviticus 26:30Numbers 11:31Numbers 20:17Numbers 20:19Numbers 21:22Numbers 21:28Numbers 22:41Numbers 23:3Numbers 24:16Numbers 33:3Numbers 33:52Numbers 35:25Numbers 35:28Deuteronomy 2:27Deuteronomy 3:5Deuteronomy 12:2Deuteronomy 26:19Deuteronomy 28:1Deuteronomy 28:43Deuteronomy 28:52Deuteronomy 32:8Deuteronomy 32:13Deuteronomy 32:27Deuteronomy 33:29Joshua 20:6Judges 5:181 Samuel 9:121 Samuel 9:131 Samuel 9:141 Samuel 9:191 Samuel 9:251 Samuel 10:51 Samuel 10:131 Samuel 13:62 Samuel 1:192 Samuel 1:252 Samuel 22:32 Samuel 22:142 Samuel 22:342 Samuel 22:492 Samuel 23:11 Kings 3:21 Kings 3:31 Kings 3:41 Kings 6:101 Kings 6:231 Kings 7:151 Kings 7:351 Kings 9:81 Kings 11:71 Kings 12:311 Kings 12:321 Kings 13:21 Kings 13:321 Kings 13:331 Kings 14:231 Kings 15:141 Kings 21:91 Kings 21:121 Kings 22:432 Kings 12:32 Kings 12:102 Kings 14:42 Kings 15:42 Kings 15:352 Kings 16:42 Kings 17:92 Kings 17:102 Kings 17:112 Kings 17:292 Kings 17:322 Kings 18:42 Kings 18:222 Kings 19:222 Kings 21:32 Kings 22:42 Kings 22:82 Kings 23:42 Kings 23:52 Kings 23:82 Kings 23:92 Kings 23:132 Kings 23:152 Kings 23:192 Kings 23:201 Chronicles 11:231 Chronicles 14:21 Chronicles 16:391 Chronicles 17:171 Chronicles 21:292 Chronicles 1:32 Chronicles 1:132 Chronicles 3:152 Chronicles 6:132 Chronicles 7:212 Chronicles 11:152 Chronicles 14:32 Chronicles 14:52 Chronicles 15:172 Chronicles 17:62 Chronicles 20:192 Chronicles 20:332 Chronicles 21:112 Chronicles 23:202 Chronicles 24:112 Chronicles 27:32 Chronicles 28:42 Chronicles 28:252 Chronicles 31:12 Chronicles 32:122 Chronicles 33:32 Chronicles 33:172 Chronicles 33:192 Chronicles 34:32 Chronicles 34:42 Chronicles 34:9Nehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 3:20Nehemiah 3:25Nehemiah 13:28Esther 5:14Esther 7:9Job 5:11Job 11:8Job 16:19Job 21:22Job 22:12Job 25:2Job 31:2Job 38:15Job 39:18Job 39:27Job 41:34Psalms 7:7Psalms 7:17Psalms 9:2Psalms 18:2Psalms 18:27Psalms 18:33Psalms 21:7Psalms 46:4Psalms 47:2Psalms 49:2Psalms 50:14Psalms 56:2Psalms 57:2Psalms 62:9Psalms 68:15Psalms 68:16Psalms 68:18Psalms 69:29Psalms 71:19Psalms 73:11Psalms 75:5Psalms 77:10Psalms 78:17Psalms 78:35Psalms 78:56Psalms 78:58Psalms 78:69Psalms 82:6Psalms 83:18Psalms 89:13Psalms 91:1Psalms 91:9Psalms 91:14Psalms 92:1Psalms 92:8Psalms 93:4Psalms 97:9Psalms 99:2Psalms 101:5Psalms 103:11Psalms 104:18Psalms 107:11Psalms 107:41Psalms 113:4Psalms 113:5Psalms 131:1Psalms 138:6Psalms 139:6Psalms 144:2Psalms 149:6Psalms 150:5Proverbs 8:2Proverbs 9:14Proverbs 18:11Proverbs 21:4Proverbs 24:7Ecclesiastes 12:5Isaiah 2:13Isaiah 2:14Isaiah 2:15Isaiah 6:1Isaiah 10:12Isaiah 10:33Isaiah 13:2Isaiah 14:14Isaiah 15:2Isaiah 16:12Isaiah 22:16Isaiah 24:18Isaiah 24:21Isaiah 25:12Isaiah 26:5Isaiah 30:13Isaiah 30:25Isaiah 32:15Isaiah 33:5Isaiah 33:16Isaiah 36:7Isaiah 37:23Isaiah 40:9Isaiah 40:26Isaiah 41:18Isaiah 49:9Isaiah 52:13Isaiah 57:7Isaiah 57:15Isaiah 58:4Isaiah 58:14Jeremiah 2:20Jeremiah 3:2Jeremiah 3:6Jeremiah 3:21Jeremiah 4:11Jeremiah 7:29Jeremiah 7:31Jeremiah 12:12Jeremiah 14:6Jeremiah 17:2Jeremiah 17:3Jeremiah 17:12Jeremiah 19:5Jeremiah 20:2Jeremiah 25:30Jeremiah 26:18Jeremiah 31:21Jeremiah 32:35Jeremiah 48:35Jeremiah 49:16Jeremiah 51:58Lamentations 3:35Lamentations 3:38Ezekiel 1:18Ezekiel 6:3Ezekiel 6:6Ezekiel 6:13Ezekiel 16:16Ezekiel 16:24Ezekiel 16:25Ezekiel 16:31Ezekiel 16:39Ezekiel 17:22Ezekiel 17:24Ezekiel 20:28Ezekiel 20:29Ezekiel 21:26Ezekiel 31:3Ezekiel 31:4Ezekiel 34:6Ezekiel 34:14Ezekiel 36:2Ezekiel 40:2Ezekiel 40:42Ezekiel 41:22Ezekiel 43:7Daniel 3:26Daniel 4:2Daniel 4:17Daniel 4:24Daniel 4:25Daniel 4:32Daniel 4:34Daniel 5:18Daniel 5:21Daniel 7:18Daniel 7:22Daniel 7:25Daniel 7:27Daniel 8:3Hosea 7:16Hosea 10:8Hosea 11:7Amos 4:13Amos 7:9Obadiah 1:3Micah 1:3Micah 1:5Micah 3:12Micah 6:6Habakkuk 2:9Habakkuk 3:10Habakkuk 3:19Zephaniah 1:16Haggai 1:1Haggai 1:12Haggai 1:14Haggai 2:2Haggai 2:4Zechariah 3:1Zechariah 3:8Zechariah 6:11Matthew 4:8Matthew 17:1Matthew 26:3Matthew 26:51Matthew 26:57Matthew 26:58Matthew 26:62Matthew 26:63Matthew 26:65Mark 2:26Mark 5:7Mark 6:21Mark 9:2Mark 14:47Mark 14:53Mark 14:54Mark 14:60Mark 14:61Mark 14:63Mark 14:66Luke 1:78Luke 3:2Luke 4:5Luke 8:28Luke 22:50Luke 22:54Luke 24:49John 11:49John 11:51John 18:10John 18:13John 18:15John 18:16John 18:19John 18:22John 18:24John 18:26John 19:31Acts 4:6Acts 5:17Acts 5:21Acts 5:24Acts 5:27Acts 7:1Acts 7:48Acts 9:1Acts 13:17Acts 16:17Acts 22:5Acts 23:2Acts 23:4Acts 23:5Acts 24:1Acts 25:2Romans 12:16Romans 13:112 Corinthians 10:5Ephesians 4:8Ephesians 6:12Philippians 3:14Hebrews 1:3Hebrews 2:17Hebrews 3:1Hebrews 4:14Hebrews 4:15Hebrews 5:1Hebrews 5:5Hebrews 5:10Hebrews 6:20Hebrews 7:1Hebrews 7:26Hebrews 7:27Hebrews 7:28Hebrews 8:1Hebrews 8:3Hebrews 9:7Hebrews 9:11Hebrews 9:25Hebrews 10:21Hebrews 13:11Revelation 21:10Revelation 21:12
Where “high” appears
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Genesis6 occurrences
6 versesExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers13 occurrences
12 versesDeuteronomy11 occurrences
11 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel8 occurrences
8 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings22 occurrences
19 verses2 Kings33 occurrences
25 verses1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles26 occurrences
26 versesNehemiah4 occurrences
4 versesEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob11 occurrences
11 versesPsalms51 occurrences
51 versesProverbs5 occurrences
5 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah34 occurrences
31 versesJeremiah21 occurrences
21 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel24 occurrences
23 versesDaniel15 occurrences
14 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah4 occurrences
4 versesHabakkuk3 occurrences
3 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai5 occurrences
5 versesZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew9 occurrences
9 versesMark11 occurrences
11 versesLuke7 occurrences
7 versesJohn12 occurrences
11 versesActs17 occurrences
16 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians2 occurrences
2 versesPhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews20 occurrences
20 versesRevelation2 occurrences
2 verses
6 versesExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers13 occurrences
12 versesDeuteronomy11 occurrences
11 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel8 occurrences
8 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings22 occurrences
19 verses2 Kings33 occurrences
25 verses1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles26 occurrences
26 versesNehemiah4 occurrences
4 versesEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob11 occurrences
11 versesPsalms51 occurrences
51 versesProverbs5 occurrences
5 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah34 occurrences
31 versesJeremiah21 occurrences
21 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel24 occurrences
23 versesDaniel15 occurrences
14 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah4 occurrences
4 versesHabakkuk3 occurrences
3 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai5 occurrences
5 versesZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew9 occurrences
9 versesMark11 occurrences
11 versesLuke7 occurrences
7 versesJohn12 occurrences
11 versesActs17 occurrences
16 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians2 occurrences
2 versesPhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews20 occurrences
20 versesRevelation2 occurrences
2 verses
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Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Psalms 97:9
For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Genesis 7:191 Kings 6:232 Chronicles 20:33Psalms 78:58Isaiah 41:18Daniel 4:25Luke 22:50Revelation 21:12Exodus 14:8Leviticus 21:10Deuteronomy 12:21 Samuel 9:121 Kings 3:22 Kings 18:172 Chronicles 32:23Job 11:8Psalms 10:4Psalms 97:9Psalms 138:6Proverbs 16:18Isaiah 6:1Isaiah 40:9Jeremiah 31:21Ezekiel 21:26Daniel 4:17Matthew 4:8Luke 1:32Romans 11:20Philippians 3:141 Timothy 2:2Hebrews 7:26
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗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.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗An elevated place; superior region; as on high; from on high. Aloft.