99 occurrences in 12 translations

'Creature' in the Bible

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Verse ConceptsSkyBirds, Features OfAnimals MultiplyingLiving SoulsSea DwellersMany CreaturesExpanse [The Firmament]God SpeakingLiving ThingsThose FlyingExpanse Of The Seasoaring

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Verse ConceptsAnimalsAccording To Its KindEvolutionCattleLand ProducingCrawlingLiving SoulsGod SpeakingLiving ThingsAnimals Having A SoulreproductionReproduction, After Kind

for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth—everything having the breath of life in it. I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeColors, GreenCrawlingLiving SoulsGreenMany CreaturesFood DefinedGod Giving FreelyAnimals Having A SoulHerbsTaking Care Of The Earth

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Verse ConceptsAdam, Creation OfAirAnimal LifeBirds, Features OfStars Created By God

You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

Verse ConceptsFlesh, Description OfNoah's ArkKept Alive By MenTwo AnimalsMale And Female Animals

Seven days from now I'll send rain on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights, and I'll destroy every living creature that I've made."

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheRainWeeksElements, Control OfDivine Power Over NatureSeven DaysMore Than One MonthGod KillingGod Killing All People

From the clean animals, unclean animals, birds, and every creature that crawls on the ground,

Verse ConceptsTwo AnimalsClean And Unclean

They entered it with all the wildlife according to their kinds, all livestock according to their kinds, the creatures that crawl on the earth according to their kinds, all birds, every fowl, and everything with wings according to their kinds.

Verse ConceptsWingsAccording To Its KindKinds Of Living Things

The males and females of each living creature entered the ark, just as God had commanded. Then the LORD sealed them inside.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTTypes Of ChristShutting SecurelyShutting DoorsMale And Female Animals

Bring out with you every living creature including the flying creatures, animals, and everything that crawls on the ground so they may disperse throughout the land, be fruitful, and multiply throughout the earth."

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalAnimals Multiplying

All wildlife, all livestock, every bird, and every creature that crawls on the earth came out of the ark by their groups.

The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority.

Verse ConceptsAnimalsAnimal LifeFearResponsibility, For God's WorldBirds, Features OfMan's DominionMan's FunctionFear And AnimalsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of GodRelation Of Animals To ManThe RainbowRainbow

For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.

Verse ConceptsGuardiansCapital PunishmentResponsibility For Blood ShedDeath Penalty For KillingRelation Of Animals To ManAnimals Having A SoulThe RainbowPetsaccounting

And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.

Verse ConceptsNoah's ArkThe RainbowRainbow

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with NoahGenerationsThe Eternal CovenantThe RainbowRainbowcovenant

And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Verse ConceptsNeverGod Remembering His CovenantNoah's FloodThe RainbowRainbow

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Verse ConceptsCovenant breakersCovenant, God's with NoahImmortality, In OtThe Eternal CovenantGod Seeing All The EarthGod Remembering His CovenantPromises concerningThe RainbowRainbow

Or if someone touches anything unclean—a carcass of an unclean wild animal, or unclean livestock, or an unclean swarming creature—without being aware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

Verse ConceptsLivestockCarcass, Literal UseContaminationIgnorance Of EvilPeople Being PollutedRules About CorpsesGuiltpork

If someone touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable creature, and eats meat from the Lord’s fellowship sacrifice, that person must be cut off from his people.”

Verse ConceptsAbominationsAbominations, Ceremonial MattersPollutionsTouching Unclean ThingsPeople Being PollutedThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

"Tell the Israelites: 'This is the kind of creature you may eat from among all the animals that are on the land.

Verse ConceptsFood DefinedRelation Of Animals To Man

and any one that hath not fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which liveth, which is in the waters -- an abomination they are to you;

Verse ConceptsAbominationsSea DwellersUnclean SpiritsGod Hating ThingsUnclean Animals

Any creature in the water that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsUnclean SpiritsGod Hating ThingsUnclean Animalspork

Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four -- an abomination it is to you.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsClean And UncleanGod Hating Thingsbugs

Do not become contaminated by any creature that swarms; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

Verse ConceptsPeople Polluting ThemselvesHating UncleannessThe Environment

For I am Yahweh your God, so you must consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground.

Verse ConceptsGod, The LordLaw, OtSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, And God's CharacterUnclean SpiritsPeople Polluting ThemselvesThe Lord Is GodBe Holy For I Am Holy

This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

You are to differentiate between the clean and unclean, between the living creature that can be eaten and the living creature that is not to be eaten."

Verse ConceptsAnimal LifeMan DifferentiatingClean And UncleanFood Defined

Since the life of every creature is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.

Verse ConceptsPeople Consuming BloodForbidden FoodThose To Be Cut Off From IsraelBlood

"I am your God. I've separated you from the people. You are to differentiate between the clean animal and the unclean and between the unclean bird and the clean. You are not to make yourselves detestable on account of any animal, bird, or any creeping creature of the ground that I've separated for you as unclean.

Verse ConceptsDefilement, Ceremonial CausesMan DifferentiatingClean And UncleanAnimals Having A Soul

or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness—

Verse ConceptsCrawling

All [the] first offspring of a womb of any creature that they offer to Yahweh, whether human or animal, will be yours; you will surely redeem the firstborn of the human and the unclean firstborn of the animal.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornAnimals, religious role ofWomb

or the form of any beast on the earth, any winged creature that flies in the sky,

Verse ConceptsPets

any creature that crawls on the ground, or any fish in the waters under the earth.

But you may eat every clean flying creature.

Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?

Verse ConceptsSeaWhalesDeep SeasSea, Metaphorical ReferencesThe OceanThe Searelentless

You will call and I -- I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made.

Verse ConceptsAnswering GodGod's Desires

It has been concealed from the sight of every living creature and hidden even from the birds in the skies.

Verse ConceptsGod's Things Concealed

I know every bird of [the] mountains, and [every] moving creature in [the] field [is] mine.

Verse ConceptsCreatorBirds, Features OfBeastsAll Things Belong To GodBirdsbugs

opening your hand, and satisfying [the] desire [of] every living creature.

Verse ConceptsGod, The ProviderHand Of GodSatisfactionPlenty Through God

Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,for a bird of the sky may carry the message,and a winged creature may report the matter.

Verse ConceptsBedroomsCivic DutiesHonouring RulersDisclosuresDo Not TellThe Rich Lording ItUngodly CursingPrivate RoomsBirdsFunThoughtsAbusesecretscriticismrumorsriskgossiping

The wild animals of the desert will meet with the wolves, and the wild goat will cry to his fellow. Yes, the night creature shall settle there, and shall find herself a place of rest.

Verse ConceptsOwlsWolvesWild GoatProvision Of Nightcatsvampires

"Now hear this, you wanton creature, lounging with no cares, and saying to herself: "I am the one, and there will be none besides me; I won't live as a widow, nor will I see the loss of children.'

Verse ConceptsCarePride, Examples OfWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedPleasure SeekersUnique NationsNo Loss

But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I am about to bring disaster on every living creature’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘but I will grant you your life like the spoils of war wherever you go.’”

Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofSearchingSelfishnessSeeking For Abstract ThingsGreat ThingsGod Will Bring HarmBeing Yourself

Such were their faces. Their wings were stretched out upward; two [wings] of each one were touching another [the wings of the beings on either side of it], and [the remaining] two [wings of each being] were covering their bodies.

Verse ConceptsBodyCovering The BodyAngel's WingsTouching Holy ThingsTwo Of Body Partsknots

Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, they went without turning as they moved.

Verse ConceptsMoving ForwardNot Turning AsideGoing Forward

When I looked at the living creatures, there was one wheel on the ground beside each creature that had four faces.

Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

Verse ConceptsPersons With ThingsSpirit Of CreaturesGoing Through the MotionsDirection

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

Verse ConceptsMotionlessnessComing To RestPersons With ThingsCreatures Going UpOther Creatures Going UpSpirit Of Creatures

And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

Verse ConceptsCrystalsPrecious StonesThe ExpanseTransparencyExpanse [The Firmament]Fear Of Other Things

Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. Every living being had two wings which covered its body on one side and on the other side.

Verse ConceptsCovering The BodyStraight ThingsAngel's Wings

And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

Verse ConceptsCosmic CreaturesCreatures Going UpOther Creatures Going UpCherubim

When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

Verse ConceptsMotionlessnessComing To RestCreatures Going UpOther Creatures Going UpSpirit Of Creatures

This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

Verse ConceptsCosmic CreaturesRecognising People

Their faces looked like the same faces I had seen by the Chebar Canal. Each creature went straight ahead.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesNot Turning Aside

I will plant it on a high mountain of Israel, and it will raise branches and produce fruit and become a beautiful cedar. Every bird will live under it; Every winged creature will live in the shade of its branches.

Verse ConceptsBearing Fruit

The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that crawls on the ground, and every human being on the face of the earth will tremble before Me. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.

Verse ConceptsSeaMountains RemovedGod ShakingBoth Men And Animals AffectedPutting Things DownBirdsFish

Every kind of living creature that swarms will live wherever the river flows, and there will be a huge number of fish because this water goes there. Since the water will become fresh, there will be life everywhere the river goes.

Verse ConceptsFishesKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfThe Water Of LifeGod Giving LifeSweetnessRiversLiveFish

Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant,and on it was food for all.Wild animals found shelter under it,the birds of the air lived in its branches,and every creature was fed from it.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialFoliageBearing Fruit

Now the LORD had prepared a large sea creature to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the sea creature for three days and three nights.

Verse ConceptsGod's Activity In Human LifeFishesAnimal LifeTypes Of ChristGod Appointing OthersThree Days And NightsBad LuckDaysPreparationFishcredibilityjonah

Then the LORD spoke to the sea creature, and it spewed Jonah onto the dry land.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTRescueVomittingIndigestionGod's OrdersFishjonah

because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

Verse ConceptsFishesStomachsTypes Of ChristForetelling Christ's DeathMinistry Of The Son Of ManThree Days And NightsFishmathjonahJesus Foretelling His Resurrection

When the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man is probably a murderer, and though he has escaped the sea, Justice does not allow him to live!”

Verse ConceptsBarbariansUncharitablenessHow Death Is InevitableEscaping EvilJudged As Murderers

However, he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

Verse ConceptsFireMiracles Of PaulPeople Shaking

We know that the Law is spiritual, but I am a creature of the flesh [worldly, self-reliant—carnal and unspiritual], sold into slavery to sin [and serving under its control].

Verse ConceptsSpiritual MalnutritionBuying and sellingSpiritual UnderstandingSpiritualitySin, Consequences OfLaw, Ten CommandmentsLaw Described AsThat Which Is SpiritualExcellent LawSpiritual

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Effects Of FallDecayNot My Will But God'sUseless EndeavourThe Universe AffectedliberationMoral Decay

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Verse ConceptsdepthLove, Nature OfChrist, Names ForAgape LoveSpiritual DepthsNothing MissingGod's Love For UsGod's Creation

There are, we will suppose, a great number of languages in the world, and no creature is without a language.

Verse ConceptsLanguages ConfusedMeaningAll Languages

But, as we know, a writer has solemnly said, "How poor a creature is man, and yet Thou dost remember him, and a son of man, and yet Thou dost come to him!

Verse ConceptsGod Remembering The NeedyGod ReprovingWhat Value Is Man?mindfulness

The first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature was like a calf; the third living creature had a face like a man; and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FourthEaglesCreatures Like LionsFirst ThingsLike CreaturesSecond BeingThird PersonFourthLike MenThose FlyingRainbowflying

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of ChristEarth, God's GloryGod, Present EverywhereHonorUnceasing PraiseChrist's Exalted GloryEternal PraiseGod Sitting In GloryAngels SingingWorship In Heaven During TribulationPetsThe Seaadorationdominionhonour

When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and there was a black horse. The horseman on it had a set of scales in his hand.

Verse ConceptsDivine BalancesBlackWeighingThe Act Of OpeningOpening DocumentsComing To GodBlack AnimalsThird PersonRight Measuresbalance

When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FourthThe Act Of OpeningOpening DocumentsComing To GodFourth

Next, the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.

Verse ConceptsTurned To BloodBad WaterDeath Of CreaturesSecond BeingBloodThe OceanThe SeaThe Environment

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Animal (211 instances)
Brute (9 instances)
Creature (99 instances)
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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אח 
'oach 
Usage: 1

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

שׁרץ 
Sherets 
Usage: 15

κτίσις 
Ktisis 
Usage: 15

κτίσμα 
Ktisma 
Usage: 4

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