KJV dictionary & concordance

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.

Definition sources

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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Jonah 2:4

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Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Jonah 2:4 · retained source text

Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will looke againe toward thy holy Temple.

Jonah 2:7

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When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

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1611 witness · Jonah 2:7 · retained source text

When my soule fainted within mee, I remembred the LORD, and my prayer came in vnto thee, into thine holy Temple.

Complete reference index — all 544 verses

Exodus 3:5 Exodus 12:16 Exodus 15:13 Exodus 16:23 Exodus 19:6 Exodus 20:8 Exodus 22:31 Exodus 26:33 Exodus 26:34 Exodus 28:2 Exodus 28:4 Exodus 28:29 Exodus 28:35 Exodus 28:38 Exodus 28:43 Exodus 29:6 Exodus 29:29 Exodus 29:30 Exodus 29:31 Exodus 29:33 Exodus 29:34 Exodus 29:37 Exodus 30:10 Exodus 30:25 Exodus 30:29 Exodus 30:31 Exodus 30:32 Exodus 30:35 Exodus 30:36 Exodus 30:37 Exodus 31:10 Exodus 31:11 Exodus 31:14 Exodus 31:15 Exodus 35:2 Exodus 35:19 Exodus 35:21 Exodus 37:29 Exodus 38:24 Exodus 39:1 Exodus 39:30 Exodus 39:41 Exodus 40:9 Exodus 40:10 Exodus 40:13 Leviticus 2:3 Leviticus 2:10 Leviticus 5:15 Leviticus 5:16 Leviticus 6:16 Leviticus 6:17 Leviticus 6:18 Leviticus 6:25 Leviticus 6:26 Leviticus 6:27 Leviticus 6:29 Leviticus 6:30 Leviticus 7:1 Leviticus 7:6 Leviticus 8:9 Leviticus 10:10 Leviticus 10:12 Leviticus 10:13 Leviticus 10:17 Leviticus 10:18 Leviticus 11:44 Leviticus 11:45 Leviticus 14:13 Leviticus 16:2 Leviticus 16:3 Leviticus 16:4 Leviticus 16:16 Leviticus 16:17 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Nehemiah 9:14 Nehemiah 10:31 Nehemiah 10:33 Nehemiah 11:1 Nehemiah 11:18 Nehemiah 12:47 Job 6:10 Psalms 2:6 Psalms 3:4 Psalms 5:7 Psalms 11:4 Psalms 15:1 Psalms 16:10 Psalms 20:6 Psalms 22:3 Psalms 24:3 Psalms 28:2 Psalms 33:21 Psalms 43:3 Psalms 46:4 Psalms 51:11 Psalms 65:4 Psalms 68:5 Psalms 68:17 Psalms 68:35 Psalms 71:22 Psalms 78:41 Psalms 79:1 Psalms 86:2 Psalms 87:1 Psalms 89:18 Psalms 89:19 Psalms 89:20 Psalms 98:1 Psalms 99:3 Psalms 99:5 Psalms 99:9 Psalms 103:1 Psalms 105:3 Psalms 105:42 Psalms 106:47 Psalms 111:9 Psalms 138:2 Psalms 145:17 Psalms 145:21 Proverbs 9:10 Proverbs 20:25 Proverbs 30:3 Ecclesiastes 8:10 Isaiah 1:4 Isaiah 4:3 Isaiah 5:16 Isaiah 5:19 Isaiah 5:24 Isaiah 6:3 Isaiah 6:13 Isaiah 10:17 Isaiah 10:20 Isaiah 11:9 Isaiah 12:6 Isaiah 17:7 Isaiah 27:13 Isaiah 29:19 Isaiah 29:23 Isaiah 30:11 Isaiah 30:12 Isaiah 30:15 Isaiah 30:29 Isaiah 31:1 Isaiah 37:23 Isaiah 40:25 Isaiah 41:14 Isaiah 41:16 Isaiah 41:20 Isaiah 43:3 Isaiah 43:14 Isaiah 43:15 Isaiah 45:11 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Daniel 12:7 Hosea 11:9 Joel 2:1 Joel 3:17 Amos 2:7 Obadiah 1:16 Jonah 2:4 Jonah 2:7 Micah 1:2 Habakkuk 1:12 Habakkuk 2:20 Habakkuk 3:3 Zephaniah 3:11 Haggai 2:12 Zechariah 2:12 Zechariah 2:13 Zechariah 8:3 Matthew 1:18 Matthew 1:20 Matthew 3:11 Matthew 4:5 Matthew 7:6 Matthew 12:31 Matthew 12:32 Matthew 24:15 Matthew 25:31 Matthew 27:53 Matthew 28:19 Mark 1:8 Mark 1:24 Mark 3:29 Mark 6:20 Mark 8:38 Mark 12:36 Mark 13:11 Luke 1:15 Luke 1:35 Luke 1:41 Luke 1:49 Luke 1:67 Luke 1:70 Luke 1:72 Luke 2:23 Luke 2:25 Luke 2:26 Luke 3:16 Luke 3:22 Luke 4:1 Luke 4:34 Luke 9:26 Luke 11:13 Luke 12:10 Luke 12:12 John 1:33 John 7:39 John 14:26 John 17:11 John 20:22 Acts 1:2 Acts 1:5 Acts 1:8 Acts 1:16 Acts 2:4 Acts 2:27 Acts 2:33 Acts 2:38 Acts 3:14 Acts 3:21 Acts 4:8 Acts 4:27 Acts 4:30 Acts 4:31 Acts 5:3 Acts 5:32 Acts 6:3 Acts 6:5 Acts 6:13 Acts 7:33 Acts 7:51 Acts 7:55 Acts 8:15 Acts 8:17 Acts 8:18 Acts 8:19 Acts 9:17 Acts 9:31 Acts 10:22 Acts 10:38 Acts 10:44 Acts 10:45 Acts 10:47 Acts 11:15 Acts 11:16 Acts 11:24 Acts 13:2 Acts 13:4 Acts 13:9 Acts 13:35 Acts 13:52 Acts 15:8 Acts 15:28 Acts 16:6 Acts 19:2 Acts 19:6 Acts 20:23 Acts 20:28 Acts 21:11 Acts 21:28 Acts 28:25 Romans 1:2 Romans 5:5 Romans 7:12 Romans 9:1 Romans 11:16 Romans 12:1 Romans 14:17 Romans 15:13 Romans 15:16 Romans 16:16 1 Corinthians 2:13 1 Corinthians 3:17 1 Corinthians 6:19 1 Corinthians 7:14 1 Corinthians 7:34 1 Corinthians 9:13 1 Corinthians 12:3 1 Corinthians 16:20 2 Corinthians 6:6 2 Corinthians 13:12 2 Corinthians 13:14 Ephesians 1:4 Ephesians 1:13 Ephesians 2:21 Ephesians 3:5 Ephesians 4:30 Ephesians 5:27 Colossians 1:22 Colossians 3:12 1 Thessalonians 1:5 1 Thessalonians 1:6 1 Thessalonians 4:8 1 Thessalonians 5:26 1 Thessalonians 5:27 1 Timothy 2:8 2 Timothy 1:9 2 Timothy 1:14 2 Timothy 3:15 Titus 1:8 Titus 3:5 Hebrews 2:4 Hebrews 3:1 Hebrews 3:7 Hebrews 6:4 Hebrews 7:26 Hebrews 9:8 Hebrews 9:12 Hebrews 9:24 Hebrews 9:25 Hebrews 10:15 1 Peter 1:12 1 Peter 1:15 1 Peter 1:16 1 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 2:9 1 Peter 3:5 2 Peter 1:18 2 Peter 1:21 2 Peter 2:21 2 Peter 3:2 2 Peter 3:11 1 John 2:20 1 John 5:7 Jude 1:20 Revelation 3:7 Revelation 4:8 Revelation 6:10 Revelation 11:2 Revelation 14:10 Revelation 15:4 Revelation 18:20 Revelation 20:6 Revelation 21:2 Revelation 21:10 Revelation 22:6 Revelation 22:11 Revelation 22:19

Where “holy” appears

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Exodus55 occurrences
45 verses Leviticus94 occurrences
77 verses Numbers29 occurrences
27 verses Deuteronomy9 occurrences
9 verses Joshua2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses 1 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses 2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Chronicles9 occurrences
9 verses 2 Chronicles17 occurrences
16 verses Ezra5 occurrences
4 verses Nehemiah10 occurrences
10 verses Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms39 occurrences
38 verses Proverbs3 occurrences
3 verses Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah56 occurrences
51 verses Jeremiah5 occurrences
5 verses Ezekiel49 occurrences
35 verses Daniel17 occurrences
15 verses Hosea1 occurrence
1 verse Joel3 occurrences
2 verses Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses Micah1 occurrence
1 verse Habakkuk3 occurrences
3 verses Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse Haggai2 occurrences
1 verse Zechariah3 occurrences
3 verses Matthew11 occurrences
11 verses Mark7 occurrences
7 verses Luke19 occurrences
18 verses John5 occurrences
5 verses Acts52 occurrences
51 verses Romans13 occurrences
10 verses 1 Corinthians8 occurrences
8 verses 2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses Ephesians6 occurrences
6 verses Colossians2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses 1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses Titus2 occurrences
2 verses Hebrews10 occurrences
10 verses 1 Peter8 occurrences
6 verses 2 Peter6 occurrences
5 verses 1 John2 occurrences
2 verses Jude2 occurrences
1 verse Revelation16 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;

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Exodus 3:5 Leviticus 10:10 Leviticus 27:33 Psalm 103:1 Amos 2:7 Hebrews 7:26 Acts 21:28 Revelation 22:19 Acts 2:33 1 Corinthians 12:3 Leviticus 20:26 Ezekiel 22:26 Luke 1:35 1 Peter 1:15 Leviticus 16:33 Deuteronomy 26:19 Psalms 87:1 Ezekiel 20:39 Mark 3:29

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)