KJV dictionary & concordance
One appointed to sacred service, ministering in things pertaining to God or a deity, especially by offering gifts or sacrifices.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 14:18
Complete exact-word concordance
And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the Priest, and before the Princes, and all the Congregation, by the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, saying,
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
And set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation: and giue him a charge in their sight.
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
And he shall stand before Eleazar the Priest, who shall aske counsell for him, after the iudgement of Urim before the LORD: at his word shal they goe out, and at his word they shal come in, both he, and al the children of Israel with him, euen all the Congregation.
1611 marginal noteExod.28.30.
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he tooke Ioshua and set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation.
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
And Moses sent them to the warre, a thousand of euery tribe, them and Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest, to the warre, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow, in his hand.
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
And they brought the captiues, and the pray, and the spoile vnto Moses and Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the Congregation of the children of Israel, vnto the campe at the plaines of Moab, which are by Iordan neere Iericho.
¶ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
¶ And Moses and Eleazar the Priest, and all the Princes of the Congregation went foorth to meete them without the campe.
¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses;
¶ And Eleazar the Priest said vnto the men of warre which went to the battell, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commaunded Moses.
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
Take the summe of the pray, that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation:
1611 marginal noteHebr. of the captiuity
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord.
Take it of their halfe, and giue it vnto Eleazar the Priest, for an heaue offering of the LORD.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
FOR every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
A man who officiates in sacred offices. Among pagans, priests were persons whose appropriate business was to offer sacrifices and perform other sacred rites of religion.
