KJV dictionary & concordance

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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Lamentations 3:2

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He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Lamentations 3:2 · retained source text

He hath led me and brought mee into darkenesse, but not into light.

Ezekiel 8:17

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¶ Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ezekiel 8:17 · retained source text

¶ Then he said vnto me, Hast thou seene this, O sonne of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Iudah, that they commit the abominations, which they commit heere? for they haue filled the land with violence, and haue returned to prouoke me to anger: and loe, they put the branch to their nose.

1611 marginal noteOr is there any thing lighter than to commit?

Ezekiel 22:7

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In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 22:7 · retained source text

In thee haue they set light by father and mother: in the middest of thee haue they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widow:

1611 marginal noteOr, deceit

Ezekiel 32:7

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And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:7 · retained source text

And when I shall put thee out, I wil couer the heauen, and make the starres thereof darke: I will couer the sunne with a cloud, and the moone shall not giue her light.

1611 marginal noteOr, extinguish.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 13.10. ioel.2.31. and 3.15. matth. 24.29.

Daniel 2:22

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He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

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1611 witness · Daniel 2:22 · retained source text

He reuealeth the deepe and secret things: hee knoweth what is in the darknes, & the light dwelleth with him.

Daniel 5:11

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There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

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1611 witness · Daniel 5:11 · retained source text

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whome is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisedome like the wisedome of the gods, was found in him: whom the king Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the king, Isay, thy father made master of the magicians, astrologers, Caldeans, and soothsayers,

1611 marginal noteOr, grandfather.

1611 marginal noteCha.2.48

1611 marginal noteCha. 4.6.

Daniel 5:14

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I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

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1611 witness · Daniel 5:14 · retained source text

I haue euen heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light, and vnderstanding, and excellent wisedome is found in thee.

Hosea 6:5

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Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

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Therefore haue I shewed them by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements are as the light that goeth foorth.

1611 marginal noteOr, that thy iudgements might be, &c.

Amos 5:18

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Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

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1611 witness · Amos 5:18 · retained source text

Woe vnto you that desire the day of the LORD: to what ende is it for you? the day of the LORD is darknes and not light.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 5.19. ier.30.7. ioel 2.2. zeph. 1.15.

Amos 5:20

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Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

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1611 witness · Amos 5:20 · retained source text

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkenes, and not light? euen very darke, and no brightnesse in it?

Complete reference index — all 235 verses

Genesis 1:3 Genesis 1:4 Genesis 1:5 Genesis 1:15 Genesis 1:16 Genesis 1:17 Genesis 1:18 Genesis 44:3 Exodus 10:23 Exodus 13:21 Exodus 14:20 Exodus 25:6 Exodus 25:37 Exodus 27:20 Exodus 35:8 Exodus 35:14 Exodus 35:28 Exodus 39:37 Exodus 40:4 Leviticus 24:2 Numbers 4:9 Numbers 4:16 Numbers 8:2 Numbers 21:5 Deuteronomy 27:16 Judges 9:4 Judges 19:26 Ruth 2:3 1 Samuel 14:36 1 Samuel 18:23 1 Samuel 25:22 1 Samuel 25:34 1 Samuel 25:36 1 Samuel 29:10 2 Samuel 2:18 2 Samuel 17:12 2 Samuel 17:22 2 Samuel 21:17 2 Samuel 23:4 1 Kings 7:4 1 Kings 7:5 1 Kings 11:36 1 Kings 16:31 2 Kings 3:18 2 Kings 7:9 2 Kings 8:19 2 Kings 20:10 2 Chronicles 21:7 Nehemiah 9:12 Nehemiah 9:19 Esther 8:16 Job 3:4 Job 3:9 Job 3:16 Job 3:20 Job 3:23 Job 10:22 Job 12:22 Job 12:25 Job 17:12 Job 18:5 Job 18:6 Job 18:18 Job 22:28 Job 24:13 Job 24:14 Job 24:16 Job 25:3 Job 28:11 Job 29:3 Job 29:24 Job 30:26 Job 33:28 Job 33:30 Job 36:30 Job 36:32 Job 37:15 Job 37:21 Job 38:15 Job 38:19 Job 38:24 Job 41:18 Psalms 4:6 Psalms 18:28 Psalms 27:1 Psalms 36:9 Psalms 37:6 Psalms 38:10 Psalms 43:3 Psalms 44:3 Psalms 49:19 Psalms 56:13 Psalms 74:16 Psalms 78:14 Psalms 89:15 Psalms 90:8 Psalms 97:11 Psalms 104:2 Psalms 105:39 Psalms 112:4 Psalms 118:27 Psalms 119:105 Psalms 119:130 Psalms 139:11 Psalms 139:12 Psalms 148:3 Proverbs 4:18 Proverbs 6:23 Proverbs 13:9 Proverbs 15:30 Proverbs 16:15 Ecclesiastes 2:13 Ecclesiastes 11:7 Ecclesiastes 12:2 Isaiah 2:5 Isaiah 5:20 Isaiah 5:30 Isaiah 8:20 Isaiah 9:2 Isaiah 10:17 Isaiah 13:10 Isaiah 30:26 Isaiah 42:6 Isaiah 42:16 Isaiah 45:7 Isaiah 49:6 Isaiah 50:10 Isaiah 50:11 Isaiah 51:4 Isaiah 58:8 Isaiah 58:10 Isaiah 59:9 Isaiah 60:1 Isaiah 60:3 Isaiah 60:19 Isaiah 60:20 Jeremiah 4:23 Jeremiah 13:16 Jeremiah 25:10 Jeremiah 31:35 Lamentations 3:2 Ezekiel 8:17 Ezekiel 22:7 Ezekiel 32:7 Daniel 2:22 Daniel 5:11 Daniel 5:14 Hosea 6:5 Amos 5:18 Amos 5:20 Micah 2:1 Micah 7:8 Micah 7:9 Habakkuk 3:4 Habakkuk 3:11 Zephaniah 3:4 Zephaniah 3:5 Zechariah 14:6 Zechariah 14:7 Matthew 4:16 Matthew 5:14 Matthew 5:15 Matthew 5:16 Matthew 6:22 Matthew 6:23 Matthew 10:27 Matthew 11:30 Matthew 17:2 Matthew 22:5 Matthew 24:29 Mark 13:24 Luke 1:79 Luke 2:32 Luke 8:16 Luke 11:33 Luke 11:34 Luke 11:35 Luke 11:36 Luke 12:3 Luke 15:8 Luke 16:8 John 1:4 John 1:5 John 1:7 John 1:8 John 1:9 John 3:19 John 3:20 John 3:21 John 5:35 John 8:12 John 9:5 John 11:9 John 11:10 John 12:35 John 12:36 John 12:46 Acts 9:3 Acts 12:7 Acts 13:47 Acts 16:29 Acts 22:6 Acts 22:9 Acts 22:11 Acts 26:13 Acts 26:18 Acts 26:23 Romans 2:19 Romans 13:12 1 Corinthians 4:5 2 Corinthians 4:4 2 Corinthians 4:6 2 Corinthians 4:17 2 Corinthians 6:14 2 Corinthians 11:14 Ephesians 5:8 Ephesians 5:13 Ephesians 5:14 Colossians 1:12 1 Thessalonians 5:5 1 Timothy 6:16 2 Timothy 1:10 1 Peter 2:9 2 Peter 1:19 1 John 1:5 1 John 1:7 1 John 2:8 1 John 2:9 1 John 2:10 Revelation 7:16 Revelation 18:23 Revelation 21:11 Revelation 21:23 Revelation 21:24 Revelation 22:5

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

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.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 1:3 1 Kings 6:4 Psalm 27:1 Psalm 119:105 John 1:4-9 John 8:12 Acts 20:8 2 Corinthians 4:6 1 John 1:5 Revelation 22:5 1 Kings 7:4 1 Kings 7:5 Acts 20:9 1 Samuel 29:10 Job 25:3 Psalms 118:27 Isaiah 60:19 Matthew 17:2 Acts 22:6

light

Meaning of “light”

Every verse containing “light”

Where “light” appears

Definition evidence

1 John 1:5

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