KJV dictionary & concordance
A holy or set-apart place of dwelling, worship, or refuge.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 15:17
Complete exact-word concordance
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests haue polluted the Sanctuarie, they haue done violence to the Law.
1611 marginal noteIer.23.11. hose.9.7.
1611 marginal noteEzek.22.26.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A sacred place; particularly among the Israelites, the most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and that only once a year to intercede for the people. […] A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed.
