KJV dictionary & concordance
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.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:3
Complete exact-word concordance
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
In the light of the kings countenance is life, and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
1611 marginal noteChap. 19.12.
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Then I saw that wisedome excelleth folly, as farre as light excelleth darkenesse.
1611 marginal noteHebr. That there is an excellencie in Wisedome more then in folly,&c.
¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing is it for the eyes to behold the sunne.
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
While the Sunne, or the light, or the moone, or the starres be not darkened, nor the cloudes returne after the raine:
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
O house of Iacob, come yee, and let vs walke in the light of the LORD.
¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
¶ Woe vnto them that call euill good, and good euill, that put darkenes for light, and light for darkenesse, that put bitter for sweete, and sweete for bitter.
1611 marginal noteHeb. that say concerning euill, It is good,&c.
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
And in that day they shall roare against them, like the roaring of the sea: and if one looke vnto the land, behold darkenesse and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heauens therof.
1611 marginal noteOr, distresse.
1611 marginal noteOr, when it is light it shalbe darke in the destructions thereof.
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
To the Law and to the Testimonie: if they speake not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
1611 marginal noteHeb. no morning.
1611 marginal noteHeb.2.13.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
The people that walked in darknesse, haue seene a great light: they that dwel in the land of the shadow of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
1611 marginal noteMat.4.15. ephe.5.14.
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
And the light of Israel shall bee for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burne and deuoure his thornes and his briers in one day:
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
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.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
