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holy

Meaning of “holy”

Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
611 occurrences544 verses50 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 3:5

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Isaiah 1:4
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Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:4 · retained source text

Ah sinnefull nation, a people laden with iniquitie, a seede of euill doers, children that are corrupters: they haue forsaken the LORD, they haue prouoked the Holy one of Israel vnto anger, they are gone away backward.

1611 marginal noteHeb. of heauinesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. alienated, or separated.

Isaiah 4:3
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And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
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1611 witness · Isaiah 4:3 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, that hee that is left in Zion, and hee that remaineth in Ierusalem, shall be called Holy, euen euery one that is written among the liuing in Ierusalem,

1611 marginal noteOr, to life.

Isaiah 5:16
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But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 5:16 · retained source text

But the LORD of hosts shalbe exalted in iudgement, and God that is holy, shall bee sanctified in righteousnesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, the holy God. Heb. The God the holy.

Isaiah 5:19
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That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
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1611 witness · Isaiah 5:19 · retained source text

That say, Let him make speede, and hasten his worke, that we may see it: and let the counsell of the holy one of Israel draw nigh and come, that wee may know it.

Isaiah 5:24
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Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 5:24 · retained source text

Therfore as the fire deuoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaffe, so their root shall be rottennes, and their blossome shall goe vp as dust: because they haue cast away the Lawe of the LORD of hosts, and despised the worde of the Holy One of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the tongue of fire.

Isaiah 6:3
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And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 6:3 · retained source text

And one cryed vnto another, and sayd; Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hostes, the whole earth is full of his glory.

1611 marginal noteHeb. this cried to this.

1611 marginal noteHeb. his glory is the fulnesse of the whole earth.

1611 marginal noteReu.4.8.

Isaiah 6:13
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¶ But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 6:13 · retained source text

¶ But yet in it shalbe a tenth, and it shall returne, and shall be eaten: as a Teyle tree, and as an Oke whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaues: so the holy seede shall be the substance thereof.

1611 marginal noteOr, when it is returned and hath bin broused.

1611 marginal noteOr, stocke, or stemme.

Isaiah 10:17
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And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
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And the light of Israel shall bee for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burne and deuoure his thornes and his briers in one day:

Isaiah 10:20
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¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 10:20 · retained source text

¶ And it shal come to passe in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Iacob, shall no more againe stay vpon him that smote them: but shall stay vpon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel in trueth.

Isaiah 11:9
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They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 11:9 · retained source text

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountaine: for the earth shall bee full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters couer the sea.

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Where “holy” appears

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Exodus55 occurrences
45 versesLeviticus94 occurrences
77 versesNumbers29 occurrences
27 versesDeuteronomy9 occurrences
9 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles9 occurrences
9 verses2 Chronicles17 occurrences
16 versesEzra5 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah10 occurrences
10 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms39 occurrences
38 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah56 occurrences
51 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel49 occurrences
35 versesDaniel17 occurrences
15 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel3 occurrences
2 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseJonah2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk3 occurrences
3 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai2 occurrences
1 verseZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew11 occurrences
11 versesMark7 occurrences
7 versesLuke19 occurrences
18 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesActs52 occurrences
51 versesRomans13 occurrences
10 verses1 Corinthians8 occurrences
8 verses2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 versesEphesians6 occurrences
6 versesColossians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy3 occurrences
3 versesTitus2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews10 occurrences
10 verses1 Peter8 occurrences
6 verses2 Peter6 occurrences
5 verses1 John2 occurrences
2 versesJude2 occurrences
1 verseRevelation16 occurrences
13 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Leviticus 20:26

And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

Hebrews 7:26

For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections. Hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or worship of God. Perfectly just and good.

volume 1, leaf 916 (adjective entry)

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