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

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country KJV

“Country” is in the King James Bible 179 times, in 173 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ארץ 'erets 92 times
שׂדה שׂדי śâdeh śâday 17 times
χώρα chōra 14 times
ἀγρός agros 8 times
πατρίς patris 8 times
אזרח 'ezrâch 5 times
ἀποδημέω apodēmeō 4 times
περίχωρος perichōros 4 times
γῆ gē 2 times
ὀρεινός oreinos 2 times
נגב negeb 2 times
שׁפלה shephêlâh 2 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 7 times

12 more, less often

ἀλλότριος allotrios 1 time
ἀνθύπατος anthupatos 1 time
γένος genos 1 time
אדמה 'ădâmâh 1 time
אי 'ı̂y 1 time
גּלילה gelı̂ylâh 1 time
הר har 1 time
חבל חבל chebel chêbel 1 time
כּכר kikâr 1 time
מקום מקם מקומה מקמה mâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh 1 time
פּרזיפּרוזיo perâzı̂y perôzı̂y 1 time
קדם קדמה qedem qêdmâh 1 time

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Joshua

17:15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
21:11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

1 Samuel

14:21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.

2 Kings

3:24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.

Acts

12:20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

Hebrews

11:15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

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