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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Flesh

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.

420exact KJV occurrences 271Old Testament 149New Testament 50books containing the word 8mapped Strong's IDs 418occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 19:21

And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where flesh appears.

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

Genesis 2826 verses Exodus 1313 verses Leviticus 5949 verses Numbers 1714 verses Deuteronomy 1310 verses Judges 65 verses 1 Samuel 54 verses 2 Samuel 44 verses 1 Kings 43 verses 2 Kings 65 verses 1 Chronicles 22 verses 2 Chronicles 11 verses Nehemiah 21 verses Job 1717 verses Psalms 1818 verses Proverbs 55 verses Ecclesiastes 44 verses Isaiah 1615 verses Jeremiah 119 verses Lamentations 11 verses Ezekiel 2320 verses Daniel 55 verses Hosea 11 verses Joel 11 verses Micah 32 verses Zephaniah 11 verses Haggai 11 verses Zechariah 44 verses Matthew 55 verses Mark 43 verses Luke 22 verses John 1312 verses Acts 44 verses Romans 2622 verses 1 Corinthians 129 verses 2 Corinthians 119 verses Galatians 1816 verses Ephesians 108 verses Philippians 54 verses Colossians 88 verses 1 Timothy 11 verses Philemon 11 verses Hebrews 55 verses James 11 verses 1 Peter 76 verses 2 Peter 22 verses 1 John 33 verses 2 John 11 verses Jude 33 verses Revelation 73 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.

HebrewH1320
בָּשָׂר

bâsâr · baw-sawr'

256 times translated as this KJV form263 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

Strong's KJV usage: body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, nakedness, self, skin.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 2:21Strong's last: Zechariah 14:12

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GreekG4561
σάρξ

sárx · sarx

147 times translated as this KJV form153 total Strong's occurrences

flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)

Strong's KJV usage: :--carnal(-ly, + -ly minded), flesh(-ly).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Matthew 16:17Strong's last: Revelation 19:21

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HebrewH3894
לָחוּם

lâchûwm · law-khoom'

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

n-m

properly, eaten, i.e. food; also flesh, i.e. body

Strong's KJV usage: while...is eating, flesh.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Zephaniah 1:17Strong's last: Zephaniah 1:17

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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420 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Genesis 29:14
H1320

And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

Genesis 37:27
H1320

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

Genesis 40:19
H1320

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

Exodus 4:7
H1320

And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

Exodus 12:8
H1320

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

Exodus 12:46
H1320

In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

Exodus 16:3
H1320

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Exodus 16:8
H1320

And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

Exodus 16:12
H1320

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

Exodus 21:28
H1320

If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

Exodus 22:31
H1320

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Exodus 29:14
H1320

But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.

Exodus 29:31
H1320

And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.

Exodus 29:32
H1320

And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Exodus 29:34
H1320

And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

Exodus 30:32
H1320

Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

Leviticus 4:11
H1320

And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

Leviticus 6:10
H1320

And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

Leviticus 6:27
H1320

Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.

Leviticus 7:15
H1320

And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.

Leviticus 7:17
H1320

But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.

Leviticus 7:18
H1320

And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

Leviticus 7:19
H1320

And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

Leviticus 7:19
H1320

And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

Leviticus 7:20
H1320

But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

flesh

FLESH, noun [I know not the primary sense; it may be soft.]

1. A compound substance forming a large part of an animal, consisting of the softer solids, as distinguished from the bones and the fluids. Under the general appellation of flesh we include the muscles, fat, glands etc., which invest the bones and are covered with the skin. It is sometimes restricted to the muscles.

2. Animal food, in distinction from vegetable.

FLESH without being qualified with acids, is too alkalescent a diet.

3. The body of beasts and fowls used as food, distinct from fish. In Lent, the Catholics abstain from flesh but eat fish.

4. The body, as distinguished from the soul.

As if this flesh which walls about our life,

Were brass impregnable.

5. Animal nature; animals of all kinds.

The end of all flesh is come before me. Genesis 6:3.

6. Men in general; mankind.

My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh Genesis 6:3.

7. Human nature.

The word was made flesh and dwelt among us. John 1:13.

8. Carnality; corporeal appetites.

Fasting serves to mortify the flesh

The flesh lusteth against the spirit. Galatians 5:13.

9. A carnal state; a state of unrenewed nature.

They that are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:1.

10. The corruptible body of man, or corrupt nature.

FLESH and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 15:39.

11. The present life; the state of existence in this world.

To abide in the flesh is more needful for you. Philippians 1:22.

12. Legal righteousness, and ceremonial services.

What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as pertaining to the flesh hath found? Romans 4:1. Galatians 3:3.

13. Kindred; stock; family.

He is our brother, and our flesh Genesis 37:27.

14. In botany, the soft pulpy substance of fruit; also, that part of a root, fruit, etc., which is fit to be eaten.

One flesh denotes intimate relation. To be one flesh is to be closely united, as in marriage. Gen 2. Ephesians 5:29.

After the flesh according to outward appearances, John 8:15

Or according to the common powers of nature. Gal 4:

Or according to sinful lusts and inclinations. Romans 8:1.

An arm of flesh human strength or aid.

FLESH, verb transitive

1. To initiate; a sportsman's use of the word, from the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take or other flesh

2. To harden; to accustom; to establish in any practice, as dogs by often feeding on any thing. Men fleshed in cruelty; women fleshed in malice.

3. To glut; to satiate.

The wild dog

Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent.

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.

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