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  "id": "altar",
  "name": "Altar",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Place of sacrifice, offering, incense, or worship.",
  "biblicalUse": "Altar is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 27:1",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 27,
      "verse": 1,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/27/#exodus-27-1",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "tabernacle",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Hebrews 13:10",
      "book": "Hebrews",
      "chapter": 13,
      "verse": 10,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/hebrews/13/#hebrews-13-10",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "theology",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "temple-objects",
      "title": "Temple and Worship Objects in Scripture",
      "url": "/bible-everyday-life/temple-objects/"
    }
  ],
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/items/altar/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/altar/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 3,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G2379",
      "H4196"
    ],
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        "itemId": "altar",
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        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 27:1",
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        "chapter": 27,
        "verse": 1,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/27/#exodus-27-1",
        "tokenText": "an altar",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H4196"
        ],
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          "H4196"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H4196",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
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        "matchTermNormalized": "altar",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
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        ]
      },
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        "itemId": "altar",
        "itemName": "Altar",
        "reference": "Exodus 27:1",
        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 27:1",
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        "chapter": 27,
        "verse": 1,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/27/#exodus-27-1",
        "tokenText": "the altar",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H4196"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H4196"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H4196",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
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        "matchTermNormalized": "altar",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H4196"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "altar",
        "itemName": "Altar",
        "reference": "Hebrews 13:10",
        "localKjvReference": "Hebrews 13:10",
        "book": "Hebrews",
        "chapter": 13,
        "verse": 10,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/hebrews/13/#hebrews-13-10",
        "tokenText": "an altar",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G2379"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G2379"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G2379",
        "morph": "robinson:N-ASN",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "θυσιαστηριον"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "Altar",
        "matchTermNormalized": "altar",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G2379"
        ]
      }
    ]
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  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 405,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 359,
    "bookCount": 32,
    "strongs": [
      "G2379",
      "H4196"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "large direct lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "The term appears frequently; use the search field and read each occurrence in context.",
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    "bookCount": 32
  }
}