Read the Bible

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.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-references
272 occurrences235 verses46 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:3

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “light”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 151–160 of 235 · 272 word occurrences in this result

Micah 2:1
WOE to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Micah 2:1 · retained source text

¶ Woe to them that deuise iniquitie, and worke euill vpon their beds: when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Micah 7:8
¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Micah 7:8 · retained source text

¶ Reioyce not against mee, O mine enemie: When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darknes, the LORD shall be a light vnto me.

Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Micah 7:9 · retained source text

I will beare the indignation of the LORD, because I haue sinned against him, vntill he plead my cause, and execute iudgement for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousnesse.

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.

Zephaniah 3:4
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:4 · retained source text

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests haue polluted the Sanctuarie, they haue done violence to the Law.

1611 marginal noteIer.23.11. hose.9.7.

1611 marginal noteEzek.22.26.

Zephaniah 3:5
The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:5 · retained source text

The iust LORD is in the middest thereof: he will not doe iniquitie: euery morning doeth hee bring his iudgement to light, he faileth not: but the vniust knoweth no shame.

1611 marginal noteHeb. morning by morning.

Zechariah 14:6
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 14:6 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe in that day, that the light shall not be cleare, nor darke.

1611 marginal noteHebr. precious.

1611 marginal noteHebr. thicknesse.

Zechariah 14:7
But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 14:7 · retained source text

But it shall be one day, which shalbe knowen to the LORD, not day nor night: but it shal come to passe that at euening time it shalbe light.

1611 marginal noteOr, the day shalbe one.

1611 marginal noteReuel.20.25.

1611 marginal noteIsa.60.26. reu.21.23.

Matthew 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 4:16 · retained source text

The people which sate in darkenesse, saw great light: and to them which sate in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung vp.

Complete reference index — all 235 verses

Where “light” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

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.