Be in the Bible: 7,012 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)

Concordance › B

be KJV

“Be” is in the King James Bible 7,012 times, in 5,492 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ἔσομαι esomai 165 times
γίνομαι ginomai 129 times
טמא ṭâmê' 77 times
מוּת mûth 66 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 66 times
εἶναι einai 64 times
בּוּשׁ bûsh 63 times
חזק châzaq 53 times
נתן nâthan 53 times
ὦ ō 51 times
כּרת kârath 51 times
אכל 'âkal 47 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1,235 times

1,491 more, less often

טהר ṭâhêr 43 times
σώζω sōzō 41 times
מצא mâtsâ' 41 times
ירא yârê' 40 times
שׂבע שׂבע śâba‛ śâbêa‛ 40 times
קרא qârâ' 37 times
אלהים 'ĕlôhı̂ym 35 times
מלא מלא mâlê' mâlâ' 34 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 34 times
πληρόω plēroō 32 times
אמר 'âmar 32 times
קדשׁ qôdesh 32 times
חתת châthath 31 times
כּוּן kûn 31 times
אסף 'âsaph 29 times
בּוא bô' 28 times
היה hâyâh 27 times
ישׁ yêsh 27 times
ἐστί esti 26 times
ידע yâda‛ 25 times
יהוה yehôvâh 25 times
עם ‛am 25 times
שׁבר shâbar 25 times
בּנה bânâh 24 times
חנן chânan 24 times
שׂמח śâmach 24 times
שׁמם shâmêm 24 times
רוּם rûm 23 times
καλέω kaleō 22 times
מוט môṭ 22 times
עבד ‛ebed 22 times
הוא הוה hâvâ' hâvâh 21 times
יכל יכול yâkôl yâkôl 21 times
ἀφίημι aphiēmi 20 times
אחד 'echâd 20 times
זכר zâkar 20 times
נקה nâqâh 20 times
בּרך bârak 19 times
יום yôm 19 times
שׁוּב shûb 19 times
δίδωμι didōmi 18 times
ישׁב yâshab 18 times
פּתח pâthach 18 times
שׁמד shâmad 18 times
שׁממה שׁממה shemâmâh shimâmâh 18 times
ישׁע yâsha‛ 17 times
רפא רפה râphâ' râphâh 17 times
βαπτίζω baptizō 16 times

And 1,443 others, each in a phrase with “be” a few times.

11 verses in Nahum Show all

Nahum

1:10 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
1:12 Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
1:14 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
2:3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
2:5 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
2:6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
2:7 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
2:13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
3:11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
3:12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
3:13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

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