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But KJV

“But” is in the King James Bible 3,994 times, in 3,751 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

δέ de 939 times
ἀλλά alla 571 times
יהוה yehôvâh 71 times
έἰ μή ei mē 53 times
καί kai 46 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 40 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 37 times
אישׁ 'ı̂ysh 34 times
אמר 'âmar 32 times
בּן bên 30 times
בּוא bô' 25 times
עם ‛am 25 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 189 times

814 more, less often

אלהים 'ĕlôhı̂ym 24 times
מצא mâtsâ' 24 times
נתן nâthan 20 times
מלך melek 19 times
ילך yâlak 18 times
דּוד דּויד dâvid dâvı̂yd 17 times
ידע yâda‛ 17 times
מוּת mûth 17 times
רשׁע râshâ‛ 17 times
πλήν plēn 16 times
דּבר dâbâr 16 times
ענה ‛ânâh 16 times
שׁלח shâlach 16 times
שׁוּב shûb 15 times
אחד 'echâd 14 times
יד yâd 14 times
צדּיק tsaddı̂yq 14 times
יכל יכול yâkôl yâkôl 13 times
עבד ‛ebed 13 times
אב 'âb 12 times
אוּלם 'ûlâm 12 times
עין ‛ayin 12 times
אנושׁ 'ĕnôsh 11 times
הלך hâlak 11 times
יום yôm 11 times
עמד ‛âmad 11 times
שׁביעי שׁבעי shebı̂y‛ı̂y shebi‛ı̂y 11 times
לב lêb 10 times
עבר ‛âbar 10 times
שׁמר shâmar 10 times
אכל 'âkal 9 times
בּטח bâṭach 9 times
דּבר dâbar 9 times
יצא yâtsâ' 9 times
נפשׁ nephesh 9 times
עזב ‛âzab 9 times
פּה peh 9 times
ראה râ'âh 9 times
אשּׁה נשׁים 'ishshâh nâshı̂ym 8 times
בּית bayith 8 times
ישׁע yâsha‛ 8 times
ישׂראל yiśrâ'êl 8 times
כּהן kôhên 8 times
אדם 'âdâm 7 times
אחרית 'achărı̂yth 7 times
ארץ 'erets 7 times
בּין bı̂yn 7 times
חטא châṭâ' 7 times

And 766 others, each in a phrase with “But” a few times.

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50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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