May in the Bible: 1,027 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)

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may KJV

“May” is in the King James Bible 1,027 times, in 931 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ידע yâda‛ 48 times
אכל 'âkal 37 times
ὦ ō 23 times
בּוא bô' 23 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 21 times
חיה châyâh 18 times
ראה râ'âh 17 times
γίνομαι ginomai 16 times
שׁוּב shûb 15 times
עבד ‛âbad 13 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 13 times
δύναμαι dunamai 12 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 17 times

389 more, less often

יטב yâṭab 12 times
יכל יכול yâkôl yâkôl 12 times
מוּת mûth 12 times
εἴδω eidō 11 times
ישׁב yâshab 11 times
ἔχω echō 10 times
ילך yâlak 10 times
שׁתה shâthâh 10 times
בּרך bârak 9 times
מצא mâtsâ' 8 times
נתן nâthan 8 times
עלה ‛âlâh 8 times
γινώσκω ginōskō 7 times
ארך 'ârak 7 times
כּהן kâhan 7 times
δοξάζω doxazō 6 times
λαμβάνω lambanō 6 times
זכר zâkar 6 times
למד lâmad 6 times
נוּס nûs 6 times
ספר sâphar 6 times
קוּם qûm 6 times
שׁכן shâkan 6 times
δίδωμι didōmi 5 times
ἔρχομαι erchomai 5 times
περισσεύω perisseuō 5 times
πιστεύω pisteuō 5 times
φάγω phagō 5 times
אמר 'âmar 5 times
יהוה yehôvâh 5 times
יצא yâtsâ' 5 times
כּרת kârath 5 times
סוּר שׂוּר sûr śûr 5 times
פּתח pâthach 5 times
שׁלח shâlach 5 times
ἀρέσκω areskō 4 times
βλέπω blepō 4 times
τυγχάνω tugchanō 4 times
אוּלי אלי 'ûlay 'ûlay 4 times
בּנה bânâh 4 times
גּאל gâ'al 4 times
גּאלּה ge'ûllâh 4 times
דּבר dâbar 4 times
טמא ṭâmê' 4 times
ירה ירא yârâh yârâ' 4 times
נגד nâgad 4 times
נכה nâkâh 4 times
נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 4 times

And 341 others, each in a phrase with “may” a few times.

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Job

1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
5:11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
10:20 Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
13:13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
14:6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
19:29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
21:3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
22:2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
27:17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
31:6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
32:20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
33:17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
34:22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
34:36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
35:8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
36:25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
37:7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
37:12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
38:34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
38:35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
39:15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

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Translated from 263 Hebrew and 138 Greek words

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