Why in the Bible: 282 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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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.

translating H4428

4 verses translating H4428 Show all

2 Samuel

13:4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
19:36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

2 Chronicles

32:4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

Jeremiah

49:1 Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?

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