For in the Bible: 8,985 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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Concordance › F

for KJV

“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

1 verse with no Strong's number in 1 Timothy Show all

1 Timothy

2:2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

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