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.

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Ruth

4:6 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.

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