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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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Psalms 49:19
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 49:19 · retained source text

Hee shall goe to the generation of his fathers, they shall neuer see light.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the soule shall goe.

Psalms 56:13
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 56:13 · retained source text

For thou hast deliuered my soule from death: wilt not thou deliuer my feet from falling? that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.

Psalms 74:16
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 74:16 · retained source text

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.

Psalms 78:14
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:14 · retained source text

In the day time also he led them with a cloud: and all the night with a light of fire.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.21. and 14.24.

Psalms 89:15
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 89:15 · retained source text

Blessed is the people that knowe the ioyfull sound: they shall walke O LORD in the light of thy countenance.

1611 marginal noteNum.10.6

Psalms 104:2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 104:2 · retained source text

Who couerest thy selfe with light, as with a garment: who stretchest out the heauens like a curtaine.

Psalms 105:39
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 105:39 · retained source text

He spread a cloud for a couering: and fire to giue light in the night.

1611 marginal noteExod.13.21.

Psalms 112:4
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 112:4 · retained source text

Unto the vpright there ariseth light in the darknesse: hee is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

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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.