Could in the Bible: 166 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)

Concordance › C

could KJV

“Could” is in the King James Bible 166 times, in 163 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

יכל יכול yâkôl yâkôl 46 times
δύναμαι dunamai 29 times
ἰσχύω ischuō 8 times
מצא mâtsâ' 5 times
ידע yâda‛ 4 times
נכר nâkar 4 times
ἔχω echō 3 times
נצל nâtsal 3 times
εὑρίσκω heuriskō 2 times
οὐ ou 2 times
στέγω stegō 2 times
בּין bı̂yn 2 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1 time

53 more, less often

כּהל kehal 2 times
ספר sâphar 2 times
עבר ‛âbar 2 times
עדר ‛âdar 2 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 2 times
ἀδύνατος adunatos 1 time
ἀνέχομαι anechomai 1 time
ἀτενίζω atenizō 1 time
δυνατός dunatos 1 time
εἴδω eidō 1 time
ἐμβλέπω emblepō 1 time
εὔχομαι euchomai 1 time
μεθίστημι, μεθιστάνω methistēmi methistanō 1 time
οὐδέ oude 1 time
φέρω pherō̄ 1 time
ὠφελέω ōpheleō 1 time
אחז 'âchaz 1 time
אחר 'achar 1 time
אכל 'âkal 1 time
דּבר dâbar 1 time
הלך hâlak 1 time
חבר châbar 1 time
חזק châzaq 1 time
חיה châyâh 1 time
חקר châqar 1 time
יכל יכיל yekêl yekı̂yl 1 time
ילך yâlak 1 time
ימן yâman 1 time
יעל ya‛al 1 time
ישׁע yâsha‛ 1 time
כּוּן kûn 1 time
כּן kên 1 time
לא לוא לה lô' lô' lôh 1 time
לא לה lâ' lâh 1 time
מחיה michyâh 1 time
משּׂא maśśâ' 1 time
משׂכּית maśkı̂yth 1 time
נגד nâgad 1 time
נדד nâdad 1 time
נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 1 time
עמד ‛âmad 1 time
עמם ‛âmam 1 time
ערך ‛ârak 1 time
פּרשׂ pâraś 1 time
פּתר pâthar 1 time
קוּם qûm 1 time
קלע qâla‛ 1 time
ראה râ'âh 1 time

And 5 others, each in a phrase with “could” a few times.

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Genesis

13:6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
27:1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
36:7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
37:4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
41:21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
41:24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
43:7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
45:1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
45:3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

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could KJV

Translated from 48 Hebrew and 17 Greek words

Through the Bible 111 Old Testament, 55 New

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