KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: The most holy inner place of the temple or house of God, where the ark of the covenant was set. Sense 2: An answer or counsel regarded as coming from God.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 2 Samuel 16:23
Complete exact-word concordance
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
And the counsell of Ahithophel which he counselled in those dayes, was as if a man had enquired at the Oracle of God: so was all the counsell of Ahithophel, both with Dauid and with Absalom.
1611 marginal noteHeb. word.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
The place where the answers were given. The sanctuary or most holy place in the temple, in which was deposited the ark of the covenant.
