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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:7

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Mark 8:36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 8:36 · retained source text

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gaine the whole world, and lose his owne soule?

Mark 12:30
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 12:30 · retained source text

And thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde, and with all thy strength: This is the first commandement.

Mark 12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 12:33 · retained source text

And to loue him with all the heart, and with all the vnderstanding, and with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue his neighbour as himselfe, is more then all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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1611 witness · Mark 14:34 · retained source text

And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.

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