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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Judges 6:26

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And build an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 6:26 · retained source text

And builde an Altar vnto the LORD thy God vpon the top of this rocke, in the ordered place, and take the second bullocke, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the groue, which thou shalt cut downe.

1611 marginal noteHebr. strong place.

1611 marginal noteOr, in an orderly maner.

Judges 16:23

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Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Judges 16:23 · retained source text

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together, for to offer a great sacrifice vnto Dagon their god, and to reioyce: for they said, Our god hath deliuered Samson our enemy into our hand.

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

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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

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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

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Where “sacrifice” appears

Definition evidence

Ephesians 5:2

Hebrews 13:15

Historical definitions

Cawdrey 1604

Webster 1828

Webster 1828

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