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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Holy

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.

611exact KJV occurrences 430Old Testament 181New Testament 50books containing the word 10mapped Strong's IDs 509occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Exodus 3:5

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 22:19

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where holy appears.

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

Exodus 5545 verses Leviticus 9477 verses Numbers 2927 verses Deuteronomy 99 verses Joshua 22 verses 1 Samuel 33 verses 1 Kings 66 verses 2 Kings 22 verses 1 Chronicles 99 verses 2 Chronicles 1716 verses Ezra 54 verses Nehemiah 1010 verses Job 11 verses Psalms 3938 verses Proverbs 33 verses Ecclesiastes 11 verses Isaiah 5651 verses Jeremiah 55 verses Ezekiel 4935 verses Daniel 1715 verses Hosea 11 verses Joel 32 verses Amos 11 verses Obadiah 11 verses Jonah 22 verses Micah 11 verses Habakkuk 33 verses Zephaniah 11 verses Haggai 21 verses Zechariah 33 verses Matthew 1111 verses Mark 77 verses Luke 1918 verses John 55 verses Acts 5251 verses Romans 1310 verses 1 Corinthians 88 verses 2 Corinthians 33 verses Ephesians 66 verses Colossians 22 verses 1 Thessalonians 55 verses 1 Timothy 11 verses 2 Timothy 33 verses Titus 22 verses Hebrews 1010 verses 1 Peter 86 verses 2 Peter 65 verses 1 John 22 verses Jude 21 verses Revelation 1613 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.

HebrewH6918
קָדוֹשׁ

qâdôwsh · kaw-doshe'

65 times translated as this KJV form116 total Strong's occurrences

a

sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

Strong's KJV usage: holy (One), saint.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Exodus 19:6Strong's last: Daniel 8:24

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HebrewH6942
קָדַשׁ

qâdash · kaw-dash'

7 times translated as this KJV form173 total Strong's occurrences

v

to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)

Strong's KJV usage: appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), × wholly.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Exodus 20:8Strong's last: Haggai 2:12

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GreekG3741
ὅσιος

hósios · hos'-ee-os

4 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences

properly, right (by intrinsic or divine character; thus distinguished from 1342, which refers rather to human statutes and relations; from G2413, which denotes formal consecration; and from G40, which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)

Strong's KJV usage: :--holy, mercy, shalt be.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Timothy 2:8Strong's last: Revelation 15:4

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GreekG4151
πνεῦμα

pneûma · pnyoo'-mah

1 times translated as this KJV form441 total Strong's occurrences

a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit

Strong's KJV usage: :--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 8:17Strong's last: Acts 8:17

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Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.

EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

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Numbers 4:4
no direct Strong's tag

This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:

Numbers 4:15
no direct Strong's tag

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 4:19
no direct Strong's tag

But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

Numbers 4:20
no direct Strong's tag

But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

Numbers 5:9
no direct Strong's tag

And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.

Numbers 5:17
H6918

And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:

Numbers 6:5
H6918

All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no rasor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

Numbers 6:8
H6918

All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.

Numbers 6:20
H6944

And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.

Numbers 15:40
H6918

That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

Numbers 16:3
H6918

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

Numbers 16:5
H6918

And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

Numbers 16:7
H6918

And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

Numbers 18:9
no direct Strong's tag

This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.

Numbers 18:9
H6944

This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.

Numbers 18:10
H6944

In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

Numbers 18:10
H6944

In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

Numbers 18:17
H6944

But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Numbers 18:19
no direct Strong's tag

All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

Numbers 18:32
no direct Strong's tag

And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

Numbers 28:7
H6944

And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.

Numbers 28:18
H6944

In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

Numbers 28:25
H6944

And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.

Numbers 28:26
H6944

Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:

Numbers 29:1
H6944

And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

holy

HO'LY, adjective

1. Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections. Applied to the Supreme Being, holy signifies perfectly pure, immaculate and complete in moral character; and man is more or less holy as his heart is more or less sanctified, or purified from evil dispositions. We call a man holy when his heart is conformed in some degree to the image of God, and his life is regulated by the divine precepts. Hence, holy is used as nearly synonymous with good, pious, godly.

Be ye holy; for I am holy 1 Peter 1:12.

2. Hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or worship of God; a sense frequent in Scripture; as the holy sabbath; holy oil; holy vessels; a holy nation; the holy temple; a holy priesthood.

3. Proceeding from pious principles, or directed to pious purposes; as holy zeal.

4. Perfectly just and good; as the holy law of God.

5. Sacred; as a holy witness.

Holy of holies, in Scripture, the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and where no person entered, except the high priest, once a year.

Holy Ghost, or holy Spirit, the Divine Spirit; the third person in the Trinity; the sanctifier of souls.

Holy war, a war undertaken to rescue the holy land, the ancient Judea, from the infidels; a crusade; an expedition carried on by christians against the Saracens in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries; a war carried on in a most unholy manner.

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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