Former in the Bible: 50 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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Concordance › F

former KJV

“Former” is in the King James Bible 50 times, in 47 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ראשׁון ראשׁן ri'shôn ri'shôn 32 times
קדמה qadmâh 3 times
πρότερον proteron 2 times
πρῶτος prōtos 2 times
יצר yâtsar 2 times
מורה môreh 2 times
קדמוני קדמני qadmônı̂y qadmônı̂y 2 times
μέν men 1 time
πρότερος proteros 1 time
אמשׁ 'emesh 1 time
יורה yôreh 1 time
ירה ירא yârâh yârâ' 1 time

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פּנים pânı̂ym 1 time

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Ezekiel

16:55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

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