Father in the Bible: 979 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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father KJV

“Father” is in the King James Bible 979 times, in 852 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

אב 'âb 593 times
πατήρ patēr 347 times
חתן châthan 21 times
אב 'ab 6 times
חם châm 4 times
ἀπάτωρ apatōr 1 time
ἐκ, ἐξ ek ex 1 time
ἔχω echō 1 time
καί kai 1 time
ὁμολογέω homologeō 1 time
πενθερός pentheros 1 time
τίς tis 1 time
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 4 times

3 more, less often

υἱός uihos 1 time
אמן 'âman 1 time
בּן bên 1 time

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Genesis

44:22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

Acts

7:16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

Colossians

1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

1 John

2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

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