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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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Jeremiah 4:23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:23 · retained source text

I beheld the earth, and loe, it was without forme and void: and the heauens, and they had no light.

Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:16 · retained source text

Giue glory to the LORD your God before he cause darknesse, and before your feet stumble vpon the darke mountaines, and while yee looke for light, he turne it into the shadowe of death, and make it grosse darkenesse.

1611 marginal noteIsa.8.22.

Jeremiah 25:10
Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 25:10 · retained source text

Moreouer, I will take from them the voyce of myrth, and the voice of gladnes, the voice of the bridegrome, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the milstones, & the light of the candle.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I will cause to perish from them.

1611 marginal noteCha.7.34. and 16.9. and 25.10. ezek. 26.13 ose 2.11.

Jeremiah 31:35
¶ Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:35 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD which giueth the Sunne for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moone and of the starres for a light by night, which diuideth the sea when the waues thereof roare, the LORD of hosts is his name.

1611 marginal noteGen.1.16

1611 marginal noteIsa.51.15

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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.