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life

Meaning of “life”

The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.

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450 occurrences409 verses49 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:20

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Genesis 25:17
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 25:17 · retained source text

And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael; an hundred and thirty and seuen yeeres: and he gaue vp the ghost and died, and was gathered vnto his people.

Genesis 27:46
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 27:46 · retained source text

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: If Iacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life doe me?

1611 marginal noteChap. 26.35.

Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 32:30 · retained source text

And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.

1611 marginal noteThat is, The face of God.

Genesis 42:16
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:16 · retained source text

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shalbe kept in prison, that your wordes may be proued, whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bound

Genesis 44:30
Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 44:30 · retained source text

Now therefore when I come to thy seruant my father, and the lad bee not with vs; (seeing that his life is bound vp in the lads life.)

Genesis 45:5
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 45:5 · retained source text

Now therefore bee not grieued, nor angry with your selues, that yee sold me hither: for God did send me before you, to preserue life.

1611 marginal noteHebr. neither let there be anger in your eyes.

1611 marginal noteChap. 50.20.

Genesis 47:9
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 47:9 · retained source text

And Iacob said vnto Pharaoh, The dayes of the yeeres of my pilgrimage are an hundred & thirtie yeres: few and euill haue the dayes of the yeeres of my life bene, and haue not attained vnto the dayes of the yeeres of the life of my fathers, in the dayes of their pilgrimage.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 11.9,13.

Genesis 48:15
¶ And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 48:15 · retained source text

¶ And he blessed Ioseph and said, God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walke, the God which fedde mee all my life long vnto this day,

1611 marginal noteHebr. 11.21.

Exodus 4:19
And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 4:19 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Moses in Midian, Goe, returne into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

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