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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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Numbers 5:19
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And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 5:19 · retained source text

And the Priest shall charge her by an othe, and say vnto the woman, If no man haue lyen with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to vncleannesse with another in stead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse.

1611 marginal noteOr, being in the power of thy husband. Hebr. vnder thy husband.

Numbers 19:13
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Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 19:13 · retained source text

Whosoeuer toucheth the dead bodie of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himselfe, defileth the Tabernacle of the LORD, and that soule shall be cut off from Israel, because the water of separation was not sprinckled vpon him: he shall be vncleane, his vncleannesse is yet vpon him.

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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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)