"blood; of the color of blood; bloodshed; blood-guiltiness; natural descent"
Definition and meaning
blood; of the color of blood; bloodshed; blood-guiltiness; natural descent
In the original Greek the word is written: αἱμα
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of haima (G129) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
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Common questions
Strong's G129 (haima) is a Greek word that means: blood; of the color of blood; bloodshed; blood-guiltiness; natural descent It appears 92 times in the King James Bible.
The word haima (G129) appears 92 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G129 is haima, a Greek word defined as: blood; of the color of blood; bloodshed; blood-guiltiness; natural descent. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
haima is a Greek word found in the New Testament.