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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.

translating H1961

1 verse translating H1961 in Judges Show all

Judges

18:19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

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