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testament

Meaning of “testament”

Sense 1: A covenant. Sense 2: A solemn disposition of an inheritance.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604Skeat 1893
14 occurrences13 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Matthew 26:28

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Hebrews 9:20
Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 9:20 · retained source text

Saying, This is the blood of the Testament which God hath enioyned vnto you.

Revelation 11:19
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 11:19 · retained source text

And the Temple of God was opened in heauen, and there was seene in his Temple the Arke of his Testament, and there were lightnings, and voyces, and thundrings, and an earthquake, and great haile.

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Hebrews 9:16

For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

Hebrews 9:17

For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

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