For in the Bible: 8,985 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 › F

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“For” is in the King James Bible 8,985 times, in 7,113 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

γάρ gar 1,026 times
ὅτι hoti 268 times
יהוה yehôvâh 256 times
עולם עלם ‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm 226 times
εἰς eis 149 times
אמר 'âmar 120 times
ὑπέρ huper 112 times
διά dia 111 times
בּן bên 104 times
יום yôm 93 times
עם ‛am 90 times
חטּאה חטּאת chaṭṭâ'âh chaṭṭâ'th 73 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 444 times

1,648 more, less often

אלהים 'ĕlôhı̂ym 67 times
עד ‛ad 65 times
בּית bayith 64 times
περί peri 62 times
נפשׁ nephesh 59 times
ידע yâda‛ 56 times
מלך melek 54 times
עבד ‛ebed 53 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 53 times
טוב ṭôb 52 times
עלה עולה ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh 51 times
חסד chêsêd 47 times
בּוא bô' 44 times
נתן nâthan 43 times
שׁם shêm 42 times
פּנים pânı̂ym 41 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 37 times
ישׂראל yiśrâ'êl 36 times
רע רעה ra‛ râ‛âh 36 times
דּבר dâbâr 35 times
אישׁ 'ı̂ysh 34 times
ארץ 'erets 32 times
καί kai 31 times
ἐπί epi 30 times
ראה râ'âh 30 times
רב rôb 30 times
כּהן kôhên 29 times
רב rab 29 times
עד ‛ad 28 times
עון עוון ‛âvôn ‛âvôn 27 times
πρός pros 26 times
עבדה עבודה ‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh 26 times
כּסף keseph 25 times
αὐτός autos 24 times
אחד 'echâd 24 times
מנחה minchâh 24 times
אב 'âb 23 times
גּדול גּדל gâdôl gâdôl 23 times
δέ de 22 times
משׁפּט mishpâṭ 22 times
נצח נצח netsach nêtsach 22 times
אדם 'âdâm 21 times
קדשׁ qôdesh 21 times
σοί soi 20 times
אכל 'âkal 20 times
דּבר dâbar 20 times
זבח zebach 20 times
מוּת mûth 19 times

And 1,600 others, each in a phrase with “for” a few times.

translating no Strong's number

9 verses with no Strong's number in 1 Chronicles Show all

1 Chronicles

6:26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
15:3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
15:12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
16:17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
16:21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
21:17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
28:2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
29:19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.

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