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Is “Ghost” in the Bible?

Yes. “Ghost” is in the Bible. It appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 109 times in the King James Bible.

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Is “Ghost” in the Bible?

In the Bible

Yes. “Ghost” is in the Bible.

It appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 109 times in the King James Bible.

The King James Version says ghost more than 100 times, mostly in “Holy Ghost” and “gave up the ghost.” Modern translations say Holy Spirit and “breathed his last.”

In two Bibles

Lumin Translation: 3 times, first in Isaiah 29:4.

King James Version: 109 times, first in Genesis 25:8.

Where it appears

  • 3 times
  • 3 verses
  • 3 books

In 3 of 66 books. Most often in:

  1. Isaiah1
  2. Matthew1
  3. Mark1

Every verse with “ghost” in the Lumin Translation:

Brought low, you will speak from the ground; your words will come up faintly from the dust. Your voice will come from the ground like that of a ghost, and your words will whisper from the dust.
Isaiah 29:4 · open the chapter →
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It is a ghost!” they said, and they cried out in fear.
Matthew 14:26 · open the chapter →
but when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought he was a ghost, and they cried out,
Mark 6:49 · open the chapter →

Counted in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, and the King James Version (1769), with the same index as the Bible word checker. Counts are of exact word forms.

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Is “Ghost” in the Bible?

Yes. “Ghost” is in the Bible. It appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 109 times in the King James Bible. The King James Version says ghost more than 100 times, mostly in “Holy Ghost” and “gave up the ghost.” Modern translations say Holy Spirit and “breathed his last.”

How many times is “Ghost” in the Bible?

Ghost appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 109 times in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms.

Where is “Ghost” first mentioned in the Bible?

In the Lumin Translation, ghost first appears in Isaiah 29:4: “Brought low, you will speak from the ground; your words will come up faintly from the dust. Your voice will come from the ground like that of a ghost, and your words will whisper from the dust.”

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