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sun

Meaning of “sun”

The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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160 occurrences152 verses36 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:12

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Psalms 19:4
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 19:4 · retained source text

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world: In them hath he set a tabernacle for the Sunne.

1611 marginal noteHebr. without their voyce heard.

1611 marginal noteRom. 10.18.

Psalms 58:8
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 58:8 · retained source text

As a snaile which melteth, let euery one of them passe away: like the vntimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sunne.

Psalms 72:17
His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 72:17 · retained source text

His name shall endure for euer: his name shalbe continued as long as the sunne: and men shalbe blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall be.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shalbe as a sonne to continue his fathers name for euer.

Psalms 74:16
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 74:16 · retained source text

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.

Psalms 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 84:11 · retained source text

For the LORD God is a sunne and shield: the LORD will giue grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walke vprightly.

1611 marginal notePsal. 2.12. & 34.9.

Psalms 89:36
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 89:36 · retained source text

His seede shall endure for euer; and his throne as the sunne before me.

1611 marginal noteRom.7.16. Luc.1.33. Iohn.12 34.

Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 104:19 · retained source text

He appointed the moone for seasons; the sunne knoweth his going downe.

Psalms 104:22
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
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1611 witness · Psalms 104:22 · retained source text

The sunne ariseth, they gather themselues together: and lay them downe in their dennes.

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