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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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First occurrence: Genesis 2:7

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1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · retained source text

And the very God of peace sanctifie you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit, and soule, and body be preserued blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 4:12 · retained source text

For the word of God is quicke and powerfull, and sharper then any two edged sword, pearcing euen to the diuiding asunder of soule and spirit, and of the ioynts and marrowe, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 6:19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 6:19 · retained source text

Which hope we haue as an anker of the soule both sure and stedfast, and which entreth into that within the vaile,

Hebrews 10:38
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 10:38 · retained source text

Now the iust shall liue by faith: but if any man drawe backe, my soule shall haue no pleasure in him.

Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 10:39 · retained source text

But wee are not of them who draw backe vnto perdition: but of them that beleeue, to the sauing of the soule.

James 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 5:20 · retained source text

Let him know, that hee which conuerteth the sinner from the errour of his way, shall saue a soule from death, and shall hide a multitude of sinnes.

1 Peter 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:11 · retained source text

Dearely beloued, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which warre against the soule,

2 Peter 2:8
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:8 · retained source text

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing & hearing, vexed his righteous soule from day to day, with their vnlawfull deeds.)

3 John 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 3 John 1:2 · retained source text

Beloued, I wish aboue all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, euen as thy soule prospereth.

1611 marginal noteOr, pray.

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