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uncleanness

Meaning of “uncleanness”

Sense 1: Bodily or ceremonial impurity, foulness, dirtiness, or filthiness. Sense 2: Moral impurity, defilement by sin, or lewdness.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
40 occurrences35 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 5:3

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2 Samuel 11:4
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And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 11:4 · retained source text

And Dauid sent messengers, and tooke her, and shee came in vnto him, and he lay with her, ( for she was purified from her vncleannesse) and shee returned vnto her house.

1611 marginal noteOr, and wh she had purified her selfe, &c. she returned.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 15.19. and 18.19.

Complete reference index — all 35 verses
Leviticus 5:3Leviticus 7:20Leviticus 7:21Leviticus 14:19Leviticus 15:3Leviticus 15:25Leviticus 15:26Leviticus 15:30Leviticus 15:31Leviticus 16:16Leviticus 16:19Leviticus 18:19Leviticus 22:3Leviticus 22:5Numbers 5:19Numbers 19:13Deuteronomy 23:10Deuteronomy 24:12 Samuel 11:42 Chronicles 29:16Ezra 9:11Ezekiel 36:17Ezekiel 39:24Zechariah 13:1Matthew 23:27Romans 1:24Romans 6:192 Corinthians 12:21Galatians 5:19Ephesians 4:19Ephesians 5:3Colossians 3:51 Thessalonians 2:31 Thessalonians 4:72 Peter 2:10

Where “uncleanness” appears

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Leviticus19 occurrences
14 versesNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseRomans2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Peter1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Leviticus 15:3

whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Foulness; dirtiness; filthiness. ... Want of ritual or ceremonial purity. ... Moral impurity; defilement by sin; sinfulness. ... Lewdness; incontinence.

volume 2, leaf 829, column 1 (noun entry, senses 1-4)