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.

15 verses in Mark Show all

Mark

1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
4:32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
10:37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
15:32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

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may KJV

Translated from 263 Hebrew and 138 Greek words

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