Reference: Ghost
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The spirit, or principle of life in man. To "give up the ghost," is to die, to yield the soul to God who gave it, Ge 25:8; Lu 23:46. See SPIRIT.
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then passed away, dying at a ripe old age, having lived a full life, and joined his ancestors.
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." After he said this, he breathed his last.
Easton
an old Saxon word equivalent to soul or spirit. It is the translation of the Hebrew nephesh and the Greek pneuma, both meaning "breath," "life," "spirit," the "living principle" (Job 11:20; Jer 15:9; Mt 27:50; Joh 19:30). The expression "to give up the ghost" means to die (La 1:19; Ge 25:17; 35:29; 49:33; Job 3:11). (See Holy Ghost.)
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Ishmael lived for 137 years, then he took his last breath, died, and joined his ancestors.
when he died and joined his ancestors at a ripe old age. Then his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
After concluding this set of instructions to his sons, Jacob tucked his feet up into bed, quit breathing, and was gathered to his ancestors.
Why didn't I die while I was still in the womb, or die while I was being born?
But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."
"The woman who gave birth to seven will grow faint, her life will expire. Her sun will set while it's still day. She will be disgraced and humiliated. I'll kill the rest of them with swords in the presence of their enemies," declares the LORD.
I called out to my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders have died within the city while looking for something to eat to keep themselves alive.
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice again and died.
After Jesus had taken the wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.
Hastings
A ghost = Germ. Geist (the h has crept into the word through what Earle calls an Italian affectation of spelling) is a spirit. The word is also used in Old English of the breath, the soul or spirit of a living person, and even a dead body. In AV it occurs only in the phrase 'give up or yield up the ghost' and in the name 'the Holy Ghost.' Wherever in AV hagion 'holy' occurs with pneuma 'spirit,' the tr is 'Holy Ghost'; but when pneuma occurs alone, it is always rendered 'Spirit' or 'spirit,' according as it is supposed to refer to God or to man. See Holy Spirit and Spirit.
Morish
1. nephesh, 'animal life, soul.' Job 11:20; Jer 15:9.
2. ??????, 'spirit' Mt 27:50; Joh 19:30. The word 'ghost' is used in the A.V. only in reference to the Holy Spirit (see HOLY GHOST), and to death, by the 'ghost' being given up, or the spirit or life being breathed out.
3. gava, 'to expire, die.' Ge 25:8,17; 35:29; 49:33; Job 3:11; 10:18; 13:19; 14:10; La 1:19.
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then passed away, dying at a ripe old age, having lived a full life, and joined his ancestors.
Ishmael lived for 137 years, then he took his last breath, died, and joined his ancestors.
when he died and joined his ancestors at a ripe old age. Then his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
After concluding this set of instructions to his sons, Jacob tucked his feet up into bed, quit breathing, and was gathered to his ancestors.
Why didn't I die while I was still in the womb, or die while I was being born?
So why did you bring me out from the womb? I wish I had died, before anyone had seen me,
But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."
"But when a person dies and wastes away, when a person breathes his last, where will he be?
"The woman who gave birth to seven will grow faint, her life will expire. Her sun will set while it's still day. She will be disgraced and humiliated. I'll kill the rest of them with swords in the presence of their enemies," declares the LORD.
I called out to my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders have died within the city while looking for something to eat to keep themselves alive.
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice again and died.
Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
When the centurion who stood facing Jesus saw how he had cried out and breathed his last, he said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." After he said this, he breathed his last.
After Jesus had taken the wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.
When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized everyone who heard about it.
She instantly fell down at Peter's feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.
Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.