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light

Meaning of “light”

Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

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272 occurrences235 verses46 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:3

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1 Kings 7:4
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:4 · retained source text

And there were windowes in three rowes, and light was against light in three rankes.

1611 marginal noteHebr. sight against sight.

1 Kings 7:5
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:5 · retained source text

And all the doores and postes were square, with the windowes: and light was against light in three rankes.

1611 marginal noteOr, spaces and pillars were square in prospect.

1 Kings 11:36
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:36 · retained source text

And vnto his sonne will I giue one tribe, that Dauid my seruant may haue a light alway before me in Ierusalem, the citie which I haue chosen me to put my Name there.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lampe or candle.

1 Kings 16:31
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 16:31 · retained source text

And it came to passe, as if it had beene a light thing for him to walke in the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat; that hee tooke to wife Iezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and serued Baal, and worshipped him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was it a light thing? &c.

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1 John 1:5

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.