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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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Habakkuk 3:4
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:4 · retained source text

And his brightnesse was as the light: he had hornes comming out of his hand, and there was the hiding of his power:

1611 marginal noteOr, bright beames out of his side.

Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:11 · retained source text

The Sunne and Moone stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrowes they went, and at the shining of thy glittering speare.

1611 marginal noteOr, thine arrowes walked in the light, &c.

1611 marginal noteIosh.10.12.

1611 marginal noteIosh.10.11.

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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.