KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A price or payment for release or deliverance. Sense 2: As a verb, to redeem, rescue, or deliver.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 21:30
Complete exact-word concordance
If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
If there be layed on him a summe of money, then he shall giue for the ransome of his life, whatsoeuer is layd vpon him.
When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
When thou takest the summe of the children of Israel, after their number, then shall they giue euery man a ransome for his soule vnto the LORD, when thou numbrest them, that there be no plague amongst them, when thou numbrest them.
1611 marginal noteHeb. them that are to be numbred.
1611 marginal noteNum. 1.2,5.
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Then hee is gracious vnto him, and sayth, Deliuer him from going downe to the pit; I haue found a ransome.
1611 marginal noteOr, an atonement.
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransome cannot deliuer thee.
1611 marginal noteHeb. turn thee aside.
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
He will not regard any ransome; neither will hee rest content, though thou giuest many giftes.
1611 marginal noteHebr. he will not accept the face of any ransome.
The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
The ransome of a mans life are his riches: but the poore heareth not rebuke.
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
The wicked shalbe a ransome for the righteous; and the transgressour for the vpright.
1611 marginal noteChap. 11.18.
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy one of Israel, thy Sauiour: I gaue Egypt for thy ransome, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
I will ransome them from the power of the graue: I will redeeme them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues, O graue, I will be thy destruction; repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the hand.
1611 marginal note1.Cor.15.55.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To redeem or deliver from captivity, punishment, an enemy, or death.
A price paid or means given for release, redemption, or deliverance from captivity, penalty, or a forfeited life.
