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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 31:54

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Numbers 28:19
But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 28:19 · retained source text

But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering vnto the LORD, two yong bullockes, and one ramme, and seuen lambes of the first yeere: they shall be vnto you without blemish.

Numbers 28:24
After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 28:24 · retained source text

After this maner yee shall offer dayly throughout the seuen dayes, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet sauour vnto the LORD: it shal be offred beside the continuall burnt offring, and his drinke offering.

Numbers 29:6
Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 29:6 · retained source text

Beside the burnt offering of the moneth, and his meat offering, and the dayly burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drinke offerings, according vnto their maner, for a sweet sauour, a sacrifice made by fire vnto the LORD.

Numbers 29:13
And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 29:13 · retained source text

And ye shall offer a burnt offring, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet sauour vnto the LORD, thirteene yong bullocks, two rammes, and fourteene lambes of the first yeere: They shall be without blemish.

Numbers 29:36
But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 29:36 · retained source text

But ye shal offer a burnt offring, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet sauour vnto the LORD, one bullocke, one ramme, seuen lambes of the first yeere without blemish:

Deuteronomy 15:21
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 15:21 · retained source text

And if there be any blemish therein; as if it be lame, or blinde, or haue any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it vnto the LORD thy God.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 22.20. cha. 17.1. ecclus. 35.12.

Deuteronomy 16:2
Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:2 · retained source text

Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the Passeouer vnto the LORD thy God, of the flocke and the heard, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.5.

Deuteronomy 16:5
Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:5 · retained source text

Thou mayest not sacrifice the Passeouer within any of the gates, which the LORD thy God giueth thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, kill.

Deuteronomy 16:6
But at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:6 · retained source text

But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his Name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the Passeouer at Euen, at the going downe of the Sunne, at the season that thou camest foorth out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 17:1
THOU shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 17:1 · retained source text

¶ Thou shalt not sacrifice vnto the LORD thy God any bullocke, or sheepe wherein is blemish, or any euilfauourednes: for that is an abomination vnto the LORD thy God.

1611 marginal noteOr, goat.

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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.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

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)

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)