Kept in the Bible: 175 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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kept KJV

“Kept” is in the King James Bible 175 times, in 173 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

שׁמר shâmar 70 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 18 times
τηρέω tēreō 15 times
φυλάσσω phulassō 8 times
משׁמרת mishmereth 6 times
נצר nâtsar 4 times
σιγάω sigaō 3 times
φρουρέω phroureō 3 times
רעה râ‛âh 3 times
θυρωρός thurōros 2 times
דּמם dâmam 2 times
חיה châyâh 2 times

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חרשׁ chârash 2 times
חשׂך châśak 2 times
מנע mâna‛ 2 times
סתר sâthar 2 times
עצר ‛âtsar 2 times
ἄγω agō 1 time
ἀπόκειμαι apokeimai 1 time
ἀποστερέω apostereō 1 time
βόσκω boskō 1 time
γίνομαι ginomai 1 time
διατηρέω diatēreō 1 time
ἐπί epi 1 time
θησαυρίζω thēsaurizō 1 time
κατάκειμαι katakeimai 1 time
κρατέω krateō 1 time
κρύπτω kruptō 1 time
κωλύω kōluō 1 time
νοσφίζομαι nosphizomai 1 time
παρέχω parechō 1 time
ποιέω poieō 1 time
συντηρέω suntēreō 1 time
ὑποστέλλω hupostellō 1 time
אסר 'âsar 1 time
אצל 'âtsal 1 time
גּרע gâra‛ 1 time
דּבק dâbaq 1 time
הוא הוה hâvâ' hâvâh 1 time
היה hâyâh 1 time
חגג châgag 1 time
חיא חיה chăyâ' chăyâh 1 time
כּלא kâlâ' 1 time
נטר nâṭar 1 time
נטר neṭar 1 time
עבד ‛ăbad 1 time
צפה tsâphâh 1 time
קדשׁ qâdash 1 time
שׁבת shâbath 1 time

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Jude

1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

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