KJV dictionary & concordance

sacrifice

Meaning of “sacrifice”

Sense 1: An offering presented to God or to a false god, or the thing so offered. Sense 2: To present, slay, or consume something as such an offering.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604Webster 1828

218 occurrences205 verses37 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:54

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Jeremiah 33:11

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The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 33:11 · retained source text

The voyce of ioy and the voyce of gladnesse, the voyce of the bridegroome, and the voyce of the bride, the voyce of them that shall say; Praise the LORD of hostes, for the LORD is good, for his mercy endureth for euer, and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD; for I will cause to returne the captiuitie of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteChap.7.34. and 16.19.

Jeremiah 33:18

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Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 33:18 · retained source text

Neither shall the priests the Leuites want a man before me to offer burnt offrings, and to kindle meate offrings, and to doe sacrifice continually.

Jeremiah 46:10

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For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:10 · retained source text

For this is the day of the LORD God of hostes, a day of vengeance, that he may auenge him of his aduersaries: and the sword shal deuoure, and it shall be satiate, and made drunke with their blood: for the LORD God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the North countrey by the riuer Euphrates.

Complete reference index — all 205 verses

Genesis 31:54 Exodus 3:18 Exodus 5:3 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:17 Exodus 8:8 Exodus 8:25 Exodus 8:26 Exodus 8:27 Exodus 8:28 Exodus 8:29 Exodus 10:25 Exodus 12:27 Exodus 13:15 Exodus 20:24 Exodus 23:18 Exodus 29:28 Exodus 30:9 Exodus 34:15 Exodus 34:25 Leviticus 1:3 Leviticus 1:9 Leviticus 1:10 Leviticus 1:13 Leviticus 1:14 Leviticus 1:17 Leviticus 3:1 Leviticus 3:3 Leviticus 3:5 Leviticus 3:6 Leviticus 3:9 Leviticus 4:10 Leviticus 4:26 Leviticus 4:31 Leviticus 4:35 Leviticus 7:11 Leviticus 7:12 Leviticus 7:13 Leviticus 7:15 Leviticus 7:16 Leviticus 7:17 Leviticus 7:18 Leviticus 7:20 Leviticus 7:21 Leviticus 7:29 Leviticus 7:37 Leviticus 8:21 Leviticus 9:4 Leviticus 9:17 Leviticus 9:18 Leviticus 17:8 Leviticus 19:5 Leviticus 22:21 Leviticus 22:29 Leviticus 23:19 Leviticus 23:37 Leviticus 27:11 Numbers 6:17 Numbers 6:18 Numbers 7:17 Numbers 7:23 Numbers 7:29 Numbers 7:35 Numbers 7:41 Numbers 7:47 Numbers 7:53 Numbers 7:59 Numbers 7:65 Numbers 7:71 Numbers 7:77 Numbers 7:83 Numbers 7:88 Numbers 15:3 Numbers 15:5 Numbers 15:8 Numbers 15:25 Numbers 23:6 Numbers 28:6 Numbers 28:8 Numbers 28:13 Numbers 28:19 Numbers 28:24 Numbers 29:6 Numbers 29:13 Numbers 29:36 Deuteronomy 15:21 Deuteronomy 16:2 Deuteronomy 16:5 Deuteronomy 16:6 Deuteronomy 17:1 Deuteronomy 18:3 Deuteronomy 33:10 Joshua 22:26 Judges 6:26 Judges 16:23 1 Samuel 1:3 1 Samuel 1:21 1 Samuel 2:13 1 Samuel 2:19 1 Samuel 2:29 1 Samuel 3:14 1 Samuel 9:12 1 Samuel 9:13 1 Samuel 10:8 1 Samuel 15:15 1 Samuel 15:21 1 Samuel 15:22 1 Samuel 16:2 1 Samuel 16:3 1 Samuel 16:5 1 Samuel 20:6 1 Samuel 20:29 2 Samuel 24:22 1 Kings 3:4 1 Kings 8:62 1 Kings 8:63 1 Kings 12:27 1 Kings 18:29 1 Kings 18:33 1 Kings 18:36 1 Kings 18:38 2 Kings 5:17 2 Kings 10:19 2 Kings 14:4 2 Kings 16:15 2 Kings 17:35 2 Kings 17:36 2 Chronicles 2:6 2 Chronicles 7:5 2 Chronicles 7:12 2 Chronicles 11:16 2 Chronicles 28:23 2 Chronicles 33:17 Ezra 4:2 Ezra 9:4 Ezra 9:5 Nehemiah 4:2 Psalms 20:3 Psalms 40:6 Psalms 50:5 Psalms 51:16 Psalms 54:6 Psalms 107:22 Psalms 116:17 Psalms 118:27 Psalms 141:2 Proverbs 15:8 Proverbs 21:3 Proverbs 21:27 Ecclesiastes 5:1 Isaiah 19:21 Isaiah 34:6 Isaiah 57:7 Jeremiah 33:11 Jeremiah 33:18 Jeremiah 46:10 Ezekiel 39:17 Ezekiel 39:19 Ezekiel 40:42 Ezekiel 44:11 Ezekiel 46:24 Daniel 8:11 Daniel 8:12 Daniel 8:13 Daniel 9:27 Daniel 11:31 Daniel 12:11 Hosea 3:4 Hosea 4:13 Hosea 4:14 Hosea 6:6 Hosea 8:13 Hosea 12:11 Hosea 13:2 Amos 4:5 Jonah 1:16 Jonah 2:9 Habakkuk 1:16 Zephaniah 1:7 Zephaniah 1:8 Zechariah 14:21 Malachi 1:8 Matthew 9:13 Matthew 12:7 Mark 9:49 Luke 2:24 Acts 7:41 Acts 14:13 Acts 14:18 Romans 12:1 1 Corinthians 8:4 1 Corinthians 10:19 1 Corinthians 10:20 1 Corinthians 10:28 Ephesians 5:2 Philippians 2:17 Philippians 4:18 Hebrews 7:27 Hebrews 9:26 Hebrews 10:5 Hebrews 10:8 Hebrews 10:12 Hebrews 10:26 Hebrews 11:4 Hebrews 13:15

Where “sacrifice” appears

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Hebrews 13:15

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 31:54 Leviticus 3:6 Numbers 6:18 Deuteronomy 16:5 1 Kings 18:29 Proverbs 15:8 Jonah 1:16 Hebrews 13:15 Leviticus 2:12 Psalms 51:17 Proverbs 21:27 Acts 7:41 Romans 12:1 Ephesians 5:2 Hebrews 9:26

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Cawdrey 1604

Open source edition ↗

An offering.

paragraph 2130

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

An offering made to God by killing and burning some animal upon an altar. The thing offered to God, or immolated by an act of religion.

volume 2, leaf 512, column 2 (noun entry, senses 1-2)

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

To offer to God in homage or worship, by killing and consuming, as victims on an altar; to immolate. To make offerings to God by the slaughter and burning of victims, or of some part of them.

volume 2, leaf 512, column 2 (verb entries, sense 1)

sacrifice

Meaning of “sacrifice”

Every verse containing “sacrifice”

Where “sacrifice” appears

Definition evidence

Ephesians 5:2

Hebrews 13:15

Historical definitions

Cawdrey 1604

Webster 1828

Webster 1828

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