By in the Bible: 2,633 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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“By” is in the King James Bible 2,633 times, in 2,240 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

διά dia 255 times
יד yâd 148 times
ἐν en 145 times
דּרך derek 87 times
חרב chereb 74 times
אשּׁה 'ishshâh 65 times
שׁם shêm 62 times
ἐκ, ἐξ ek ex 59 times
ליל ליל לילה layil lêyl layelâh 49 times
ὑπό hupo 42 times
אצל 'êtsel 33 times
κατά kata 30 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 70 times

648 more, less often

בּית bayith 29 times
עבר ‛âbar 27 times
יהוה yehôvâh 24 times
παρά para 22 times
πίστις pistis 21 times
יומם yômâm 19 times
רעב râ‛âb 17 times
גּורל גּרל gôrâl gôrâl 16 times
מלך melek 16 times
משׁפּחה mishpâchâh 16 times
גּבוּל גּבל gebûl gebûl 15 times
נהר nâhâr 15 times
דּבר dâbâr 14 times
רב rôb 14 times
תּולדה תּלדה tôledâh tôledâh 14 times
יום yôm 13 times
ים yâm 13 times
παρίστημι, παριστάνω paristēmi paristanō 12 times
משׁקל mishqâl 12 times
פּה peh 12 times
רוּח rûach 12 times
שׁער sha‛ar 12 times
ἐπί epi 11 times
ἀπό apo 10 times
גּדול גּדל gâdôl gâdôl 10 times
יחשׂ yâchaś 10 times
ירדּן yardên 10 times
χείρ cheir 9 times
אמר 'âmar 9 times
דּבר deber 9 times
כּח כּוח kôach kôach 9 times
מים mayim 9 times
מספּר mispâr 9 times
נחל נחלה נחלה nachal nachlâh nachălâh 9 times
נפשׁ nephesh 9 times
פּנים pânı̂ym 9 times
שׁנה שׁנה shâneh shânâh 9 times
אלהים 'ĕlôhı̂ym 8 times
רב rab 8 times
νύξ nux 7 times
πώς pōs 7 times
אשׁ 'êsh 7 times
גּלגּלת gûlgôleth 7 times
חכמה chokmâh 7 times
חק chôq 7 times
תּבוּןתּבוּנה תּובנהo tâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh 7 times
χάρις charis 6 times
יאר ye'ôr 6 times

And 600 others, each in a phrase with “by” a few times.

17 verses in Hosea Show all

Hosea

1:2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
1:7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
2:17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
4:2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
6:5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
6:9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
7:4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
7:16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
8:4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
8:9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
11:3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
12:3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
12:10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
13:7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
13:16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
14:1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

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