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
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Uphold mee according vnto thy word, that I may liue: and let mee not be ashamed of my hope.
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
The righteousnesse of thy Testimonies is euerlasting: giue me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee: and let thy iudgments helpe me.
While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
While I liue, will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises vnto my God, while I haue any being.
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
He taught me also, and said vnto me, Let thine heart reteine my wordes: keepe my commandements, and liue.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 28.9.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Keepe my commandements, and liue: and my law as the apple of thine eye.
1611 marginal noteDeut.6.8. & 11.18. chap.3.3.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Forsake the foolish, and liue; and goe in the way of vnderstanding.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Hee that is greedy of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth gifts, shall liue.
¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and liue many yeeres, so that the dayes of his yeeres bee many: and his soule be not filled with good, and also that he haue no buriall, I say, that an vntimely birth is better then he.
¶ Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
¶ Yea though he liue a thousand yeeres twice told, yet hath he seene no good: Doe not all goe to one place?
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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.
