DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Brightness

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

22exact KJV occurrences 19Old Testament 3New Testament 11books containing the word 9mapped Strong's IDs 22occurrence-specific Strong's links

FIRST OCCURRENCE

2 Samuel 22:13

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Hebrews 1:3

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

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HEAVIEST BOOK

Ezekiel

7 occurrences in 7 verses.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where brightness appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

2 Samuel 11 verses Job 11 verses Psalms 11 verses Isaiah 44 verses Ezekiel 77 verses Daniel 33 verses Amos 11 verses Habakkuk 11 verses Acts 11 verses 2 Thessalonians 11 verses Hebrews 11 verses

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH5051

נֹגַהּ

nôgahh · no'-gah

11 times translated as this KJV form19 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

brilliancy (literally or figuratively)

Strong's KJV usage: bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.

Other KJV renderings

shining 6 light 1 bright 1

Strong's first: 2 Samuel 22:13Strong's last: Habakkuk 3:4

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HebrewH2096

זֹהַר

zôhar · zo'-har

2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

brilliancy

Strong's KJV usage: brightness.

Strong's first: Ezekiel 8:2Strong's last: Daniel 12:3

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AramaicH2122

זִיו

zîyv · zeev

2 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

(figuratively) cheerfulness

Strong's KJV usage: brightness, countenance.

Other KJV renderings

countenance 4

Strong's first: Daniel 2:31Strong's last: Daniel 4:36

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HebrewH3314

יִפְעָה

yiphʻâh · yif-aw'

2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

splendor or (figuratively) beauty

Strong's KJV usage: brightness.

Strong's first: Ezekiel 28:7Strong's last: Ezekiel 28:17

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GreekG541

ἀπαύγασμα

apaúgasma · ap-ow'-gas-mah

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

an off-flash, i.e. effulgence

Strong's KJV usage: :--brightness.

Strong's first: Hebrews 1:3Strong's last: Hebrews 1:3

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GreekG2015

ἐπιφάνεια

epipháneia · ep-if-an'-i-ah

1 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

a manifestation, i.e. (specially) the advent of Christ (past or future)

Strong's KJV usage: :--appearing, brightness.

Other KJV renderings

appearing 5

Strong's first: 2 Thessalonians 2:8Strong's last: 2 Thessalonians 2:8

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GreekG2987

λαμπρότης

lamprótēs · lam-prot'-ace

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

brilliancy

Strong's KJV usage: :--brightness.

Strong's first: Acts 26:13Strong's last: Acts 26:13

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HebrewH3368

יָקָר

yâqâr · yaw-kawr'

1 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences

valuable (objectively or subjectively)

Strong's KJV usage: brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.

Other KJV renderings

precious 24 costly 4 excellent 2 fat 1 women 1 Precious 1 reputation 1 clear 1

Strong's first: Job 31:26Strong's last: Job 31:26

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HebrewH5054

נְגֹהָה

nᵉgôhâh · neg-o-haw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

splendor

Strong's KJV usage: brightness.

Strong's first: Isaiah 59:9Strong's last: Isaiah 59:9

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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Amos 5:20

H5051

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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brightness

BRIGHTNESS, noun briteness. Splendor; luster; glitter.

1. Acuteness, applied to the faculties; sharpness of wit; as the brightness of a man's parts.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.

Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.

Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.