KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:22
Complete exact-word concordance
That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
That they may feare thee, to walke in thy waies so long as they liue in the land which thou gauest vnto our fathers.
1611 marginal noteHebr. all the dayes which.
1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon the face of the land.
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
And said vnto the king, Let the king liue for euer: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers Sepulchres, lyeth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
For there were that said, We, our sonnes, and our daughters are many: therefore wee take vp corne for them, that we may eat, and liue.
And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them againe vnto thy lawe: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not vnto thy commaundements, but sinned against thy iudgements, (which if a man doe, he shal liue in them) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their necke, and would not heare.
1611 marginal noteHeb. they gaue a withdrawing shoulder.
All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
All the Kings seruants, and the people of the kings prouinces do know, that whosoeuer, whether man or woman, shall come vnto the King into the inner court, who is not called, there is one lawe of his to put him to death, except such to whom the King shall hold out the golden scepter, that he may liue: but I haue not beene called to come in vnto the King, these thirtie dayes.
I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
I loath it, I would not liue alway: let me alone, for my dayes are vanitie.
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of my appointed time will I waite, till my change come.
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Wherefore doe the wicked liue, become old, yea, are mightie in power?
1611 marginal notePsal. 17.10. and 73.12. iere. 12.1. hab. 1.16.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
My righteousnesse I hold fast, and will not let it goe: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I liue.
1611 marginal noteHeb. from my daies.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
The meeke shall eate and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seeke him; your heart shall liue for euer.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To abide; to dwell; to have settled residence in any place. To continue; to be permanent; not to perish. To pass life or time in a particular manner, with regard to habits or condition. To continue in life. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished and supported in life. To exist; to have being. To recover from sickness; to have life prolonged.
To continue in constantly or habitually. To act habitually in conformity to.
Having life; not dead. Containing fire; ignited; not extinct; as a live coal.
