Began in the Bible: 179 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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began KJV

“Began” is in the King James Bible 179 times, in 177 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ἄρχομαι archomai 64 times
מלך mâlak 54 times
חלל châlal 34 times
αἰών aiōn 3 times
χρόνος chronos 3 times
αἰώνιος aiōnios 2 times
βυθίζω buthizō 1 time
ἐπιφώσκω epiphōskō 1 time
ἔχω echō 1 time
λαμβάνω lambanō 1 time
אביּה אביּהוּ 'ăbı̂yâh 'ăbı̂yâhû 1 time
אחאב אחב 'ach'âb 'echâb 1 time

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אחזיה אחזיהוּ 'ăchazyâh 'ăchazyâhû 1 time
אלה 'êlâh 1 time
בּנה bânâh 1 time
בּעשׁא ba‛shâ' 1 time
הושׁע hôshêa‛ 1 time
יאל yâ'al 1 time
יהואשׁ yehô'âsh 1 time
יותם yôthâm 1 time
יסד yesûd 1 time
מנחם menachêm 1 time
עזריה עזריהוּ ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû 1 time
עלה ‛âlâh 1 time
עמרי ‛omrı̂y 1 time
צלל tsâlal 1 time
שׁרא sherê' 1 time

translating H1954

1 verse translating H1954 in 2 Kings Show all

2 Kings

17:1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

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