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law

Meaning of “law”

Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

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523 occurrences459 verses46 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 11:31

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Leviticus 7:7
As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:7 · retained source text

As the sinne offering is, so is the trespasse offering: there is one law for them: the Priest that maketh atonement therewith, shall haue it.

Leviticus 7:11
And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:11 · retained source text

And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer vnto the LORD.

Leviticus 7:37
This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:37 · retained source text

This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meate offering, and of the sinne offering, and of the trespasse offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings:

Leviticus 11:46
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:46 · retained source text

This is the law of the beasts, and of the foule, and of euery liuing creature that moueth in the waters, and of euerie creature that creepeth vpon the earth:

Leviticus 12:7
Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 12:7 · retained source text

Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath borne a male or a female.

Leviticus 13:59
This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:59 · retained source text

This is the law of the plague of leprosie in a garment of woollen or linnen, either in the warpe, or woofe, or any thing of skinnes, to pronounce it cleane, or to pronounce it vncleane.

Leviticus 14:2
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 14:2 · retained source text

This shalbe the law of the leper, in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought vnto the Priest.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 8.2. mark. 1.40. luke 5.12.

Leviticus 14:32
This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 14:32 · retained source text

This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosie, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.

Leviticus 14:54
This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 14:54 · retained source text

This is the law for all manner plague of leprosie and skall,

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.30.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Galatians 3:24

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Galatians 5:14

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Psalms 119:142

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Romans 7:14

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.