Cannot in the Bible: 184 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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cannot KJV

“Cannot” is in the King James Bible 184 times, in 175 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

οὐ ou 59 times
δύναμαι dunamai 47 times
יכל יכול yâkôl yâkôl 38 times
ידע yâda‛ 5 times
μή mē 3 times
אכל 'âkal 3 times
כּוּל kûl 3 times
מוט môṭ 3 times
מצא mâtsâ' 3 times
עבר ‛âbar 3 times
ערך ‛ârak 3 times
ἐστί esti 2 times

59 more, less often

בּין bı̂yn 2 times
דּבר dâbar 2 times
יעל ya‛al 2 times
יצא yâtsâ' 2 times
ישׁע yâsha‛ 2 times
לא לוא לה lô' lô' lôh 2 times
ספר sâphar 2 times
ראה râ'âh 2 times
שׂבע שׂבע śâba‛ śâbêa‛ 2 times
ἀκατάγνωστος akatagnōstos 1 time
ἀκατάπαυστος akatapaustos 1 time
ἀλάλητος alalētos 1 time
ἀναντίῤῥητος anantirrhētos 1 time
ἀπείραστος apeirastos 1 time
ἀσάλευτος asaleutos 1 time
ἀψευδής apseudēs 1 time
εἴδω eidō 1 time
ἐνδέχεται endechetai 1 time
ἔχω echō 1 time
ἰσχύω ischuō 1 time
ἵνα μή hina mē 1 time
μυωπάζω muōpazō 1 time
אם 'im 1 time
אסף 'âsaph 1 time
בּוא bô' 1 time
בּנה bânâh 1 time
בּרח bârach 1 time
חזה châzâh 1 time
חך chêk 1 time
חקר châqar 1 time
חרשׁ chârash 1 time
יד yâd 1 time
ידה yâdâh 1 time
יכל יכיל yekêl yekı̂yl 1 time
ילך yâlak 1 time
כּפר kâphar 1 time
לא לה lâ' lâh 1 time
לקח lâqach 1 time
מדד mâdad 1 time
מנה mânâh 1 time
נטה nâṭâh 1 time
נצל nâtsal 1 time
נשׂג nâśag 1 time
נתן nâthan 1 time
סלה sâlâh 1 time
עמד ‛âmad 1 time
ענה ‛ânâh 1 time
עשׂה ‛âśâh 1 time

And 11 others, each in a phrase with “cannot” a few times.

2 verses in Galatians Show all

Galatians

3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

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