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
For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
For they prouoked him to anger with their high places: and moued him to ielousie with their grauen images.
1611 marginal noteDeut.32.21.
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
And he built his sanctuarie like high palaces: like the earth which he hath established for euer.
1611 marginal noteHeb. founded.
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most high.
I haue said, Ye are gods: and all of you are children of the most High:
1611 marginal noteIohn 10.34.
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
That men may knowe, that thou, whose name alone is IEHOVAH: art the most High ouer all the earth.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Thou hast a mighty arme: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
1611 marginal noteHeb. an arme with might.
HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
¶ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high: shall abide vnder the shadow of the Almightie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. lodge.
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most high, thy habitation;
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, euen the most High, thy habitation:
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Because he hath set his loue vpon me, therefore will I deliuer him: I wil set him on high, because hee hath knowen my Name.
IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most high:
¶ It is a good thing to giue thanks vnto the LORD, and to sing praises vnto thy Name, O most High:
But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.
¶ But thou, LORD, art most high for euermore.
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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.
