KJV dictionary & concordance

reverend

Meaning of “reverend”

Worthy of reverence.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Psalms 111:9

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Psalms 111:9 · retained source text

He sent redemption vnto his people, hee hath commanded his couenant for euer: holy and reuerend is his Name.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

to be revered.

printed p. 276; PDF p. 296; Internet Archive leaf n295

Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection

volume 2, leaf 479, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 64)