May in the Bible: 1,027 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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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.

translating H5221

4 verses translating H5221 Show all

Exodus

9:15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

Numbers

22:6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

Joshua

10:4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.

2 Samuel

11:15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

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