First in the Bible: 435 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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“First” is in the King James Bible 435 times, in 406 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ראשׁון ראשׁן ri'shôn ri'shôn 129 times
πρῶτος prōtos 87 times
πρῶτον prōton 58 times
בּן bên 51 times
אחד 'echâd 36 times
ראשׁית rê'shı̂yth 11 times
μία mia 8 times
תּחלּה techillâh 7 times
ראשׁ rô'sh 6 times
ἀρχή archē 4 times
חד chad 4 times
πρότερον proteron 3 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 9 times

22 more, less often

בּת bath 3 times
קדמי qadmay 3 times
μέν men 2 times
ἄνωθεν anōthen 1 time
δέ de 1 time
δευτερόπρωτος deuteroprōtos 1 time
ἐν en 1 time
καί kai 1 time
προδίδωμι prodidōmi 1 time
προελπίζω proelpizō 1 time
πρόκειμαι prokeimai 1 time
προκηρύσσω prokērussō 1 time
πρωτοτόκος prōtotokos 1 time
בּכּוּר bikkûr 1 time
בּכר bâkar 1 time
בּכּרה bakkûrâh 1 time
חלל châlal 1 time
יורה yôreh 1 time
מלאה melê'âh 1 time
פּנים pânı̂ym 1 time
ראשׁני ri'shônı̂y 1 time
שׁנה שׁנה shâneh shânâh 1 time

3 verses in Ephesians Show all

Ephesians

1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

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