KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 1:9
Complete exact-word concordance
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy feare will I worship toward thy holy temple.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the temple of thy holinesse.
The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
The LORD is in his holy Temple, the LORDs Throne is in heauen: his eyes beholde, his eye lids trie the children of men.
1611 marginal noteAbak.2.20.
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
In my distresse I called vpon the LORD, and cryed vnto my God: hee heard my voyce out of his temple, and my crie came before him, euen into his eares.
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.
One thing haue I desired of the LORD, that will I seeke after: that I may dwel in the house of the LORD, all the dayes of my life, to behold the beautie of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
1611 marginal noteOr, the delight.
The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
The voice of the LORD maketh the hindes to calue, and discouereth the forrests: and in his Temple doeth euery one speake of his glory.
1611 marginal noteOr, euery whit of it vttereth &c.
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
Wee haue thought of thy louing kindnesse, O God, in the middest of thy Temple.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and causest to approach vnto thee, that hee may dwell in thy Courts: we shalbe satisfied with the goodnesse of thy house, euen of thy holy temple.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
Because of thy Temple at Ierusalem, shall kings bring presents vnto thee.
O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
¶ O God, the heathen are come into thine, inheritance, thy holy temple haue they defiled: they haue layd Ierusalem on heapes.
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
I will worship towards thy holy temple, and praise thy name, for thy louing kindnesse and for thy trueth: for thou hast magnified thy word aboue all thy name.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
A public edifice erected in honor of some deity. ... In Scripture, the tabernacle is sometimes called by this name. ... A place in which the divine presence specially resides.
