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soul

Meaning of “soul”

Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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458 occurrences432 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:7

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Isaiah 1:14
Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:14 · retained source text

Your new Moones, and your appointed Feasts my soule hateth: they are a trouble vnto me, I am weary to beare them.

Isaiah 3:9
¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:9 · retained source text

¶ The shew of their countenance doeth witnesse against them, and they declare their sinne as Sodom, they hide it not: woe vnto their soule, for they haue rewarded euill vnto themselues.

1611 marginal noteGen. 13.13. and 18.21. and 19.5.

Isaiah 10:18
And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 10:18 · retained source text

And shall consume the glory of his forrest, and of his fruitfull field both soule and body: and they shall bee as when a standerd bearer fainteth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from the soule and euen to the flesh.

Isaiah 26:8
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 26:8 · retained source text

Yea in the way of thy Iudgements, O LORD, haue we waited for thee; the desire of our soule is to thy Name, and to the remembrance of thee.

Isaiah 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 26:9 · retained source text

With my soule haue I desired thee in the night, yea with my spirit within me will I seeke thee early: for when thy iudgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learne righteousnesse.

Isaiah 29:8
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:8 · retained source text

It shall euen be as when a hungry man dreameth, and behold he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soule is emptie: or as when a thirstie man dreameth, and behold he drinketh; but hee awaketh, and behold he is faint, and his soule hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations bee, that fight against mount Zion.

Isaiah 32:6
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 32:6 · retained source text

For the vile person wil speake villenie, and his heart will worke iniquitie, to practise hypocrisie, and to vtter errour against the LORD, to make emptie the soule of the hungry, and hee will cause the drinke of the thirstie to faile.

Isaiah 38:15
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 38:15 · retained source text

What shall I say? hee hath both spoken vnto mee, and himselfe hath done it: I shall goe softly, all my yeeres in the bitternesse of my soule.

Isaiah 38:17
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 38:17 · retained source text

Behold, for peace I had great bitternesse, but thou hast in loue to my soule deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.

1611 marginal noteOr, on my peace came great bitternesse.

1611 marginal noteHebr. thou hast loued me from the pit.

Isaiah 42:1
BEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 42:1 · retained source text

¶ Behold my seruant whome I vphold, mine elect in whom my soule delighteth: I haue put my Spirit vpon him, he shall bring forth iudgement to the Gentiles.

1611 marginal noteMat.12.18.

1611 marginal noteMat.3.17. and 17.5. eph.1.6.

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