Why in the Bible: 282 times in the King James Version

Operator / Syntax	Description	Example Query & Result
`+` (or space)	Logical AND: Finds verses containing all terms. Note that searching words separated only by a space behaves as an exact phrase. Use `+` to find terms anywhere in the same verse.	`jesus + wept` Finds verses containing both "jesus" and "wept" in any order.
`-`	Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign.	`jesus - wept` Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
`\|`	Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term.	`grace \| mercy` Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
`%`	Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters.	`behav%` Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
`_`	Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character.	`h_t` Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
`" "`	Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase.	`"in the beginning"` Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
`[Book]`	Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range.	`lord [Matt]` (Only Matthew) `faith [Heb - Jam]` (Hebrews to James) `spirit [Matt 4 - 8]` (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8) `love [John 1:1 - 3:16]` (Specific range)

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Why KJV

“Why” is in the King James Bible 282 times, in 261 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

τίς tis 68 times
διατί diati 23 times
מוּת mûth 9 times
ἱνατί hinati 5 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 5 times
γάρ gar 4 times
ישׁב yâshab 4 times
מלך melek 4 times
נכה nâkâh 4 times
ὅτι hoti 3 times
בּוא bô' 3 times
זנח zânach 3 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 8 times

107 more, less often

ילך yâlak 3 times
מדּוּע מדּע maddûa‛ maddûa‛ 3 times
מה מה מ־ מ־ מה mâh mah mâ ma meh 3 times
מה mâh 3 times
פּנים pânı̂ym 3 times
ראה râ'âh 3 times
שׁחח shâchach 3 times
καί kai 2 times
אדון אדן 'âdôn 'âdôn 2 times
אישׁ 'ı̂ysh 2 times
אמר 'âmar 2 times
בּכה bâkâh 2 times
בּן bên 2 times
בּנה bânâh 2 times
גּרה gârâh 2 times
דּרשׁ dârash 2 times
הלך hâlak 2 times
המה hâmâh 2 times
זה zeh 2 times
יהוה yehôvâh 2 times
יצא yâtsâ' 2 times
ירד yârad 2 times
מצא mâtsâ' 2 times
עבר ‛âbar 2 times
עזב ‛âzab 2 times
רדף râdaph 2 times
רוּח rûach 2 times
ריברוּבo rı̂yb rûb 2 times
רמה râmâh 2 times
שׁאל שׁאל shâ'al shâ'êl 2 times
שׁלח shâlach 2 times
εἰς eis 1 time
νηστεύω nēsteuō 1 time
אב 'âb 1 time
אבּיר 'abbı̂yr 1 time
אדניּה אדניּהוּ 'ădônı̂yâh 'ădônı̂yâhû 1 time
אזל 'âzal 1 time
אח 'âch 1 time
אחר 'âchar 1 time
אחרין אחרן 'achăryôn 'achărôn 1 time
אכל 'âkal 1 time
אף 'aph 1 time
אשׁמה 'ashmâh 1 time
בּגד bâgad 1 time
בּין bı̂yn 1 time
בּית bayith 1 time
בּלע bâla‛ 1 time
בּרך berek 1 time

And 59 others, each in a phrase with “Why” a few times.

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Luke

2:48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
5:33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
6:2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
12:57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
13:7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
19:31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
19:33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
20:5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
20:23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
22:46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
23:22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
24:5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

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