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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.

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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Leviticus 23:37
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These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 23:37 · retained source text

These are the feasts of the LORD which ye shall proclaime to be holy conuocations, to offer an offering made by fire vnto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, & drinke offerings, euery thing vpon his day;

Leviticus 24:9
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And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 24:9 · retained source text

And it shall be Aarons and his sonnes, and they shall eate it in the holy place: for it is most holy vnto him, of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, by a perpetuall statute.

1611 marginal noteExod. 29.33. chap. 8.31. mat. 12.1,5.

Leviticus 25:12
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For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 25:12 · retained source text

For it is the Iubile, it shall be holy vnto you: ye shall eate the encrease thereof out of the field.

Leviticus 27:9
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And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord, all that any man giveth of such unto the Lord shall be holy.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:9 · retained source text

And if it be a beast whereof men bring an offering vnto the LORD, all that any man giueth of such vnto the LORD, shall be holy.

Leviticus 27:10
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He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:10 · retained source text

He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: And if hee shall at all change beast for beast, then it, and the exchange thereof shall be holy.

Leviticus 27:14
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¶ And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:14 · retained source text

¶ And when a man shall sanctifie his house to be holy vnto the LORD, then the Priest shal estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the Priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

Leviticus 27:21
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But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 27:21 · retained source text

But the field, when it goeth out in the Iubile, shall be holy vnto the LORD, as a field deuoted: the possession thereof shalbe the Priests.

Leviticus 27:23
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Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:23 · retained source text

Then the Priest shall reckon vnto him the worth of thy estimation, euen vnto the yeere of the Iubile, and hee shall giue thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing vnto the LORD.

Leviticus 27:28
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Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:28 · retained source text

Notwithstanding, no deuoted thing that a man shall deuote vnto the LORD, of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: euery deuoted thing is most holy vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 6.19.

Leviticus 27:30
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And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:30 · retained source text

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORDs: it is holy vnto the LORD.

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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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