Pray in the Bible: 313 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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pray KJV

“Pray” is in the King James Bible 313 times, in 306 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

προσεύχομαι proseuchomai 42 times
פּלל pâlal 35 times
ἐρωτάω erōtaō 10 times
δέομαι deomai 7 times
עבד ‛ebed 7 times
יהוה yehôvâh 5 times
παρακαλέω parakaleō 4 times
דּבר dâbar 4 times
דּבר dâbâr 4 times
חלה châlâh 4 times
יד yâd 4 times
מצא mâtsâ' 4 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 7 times

132 more, less often

נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 4 times
ראה râ'âh 4 times
אדון אדן 'âdôn 'âdôn 3 times
אחד 'echâd 3 times
בּוא bô' 3 times
ילך yâlak 3 times
לקח lâqach 3 times
מעט מעט me‛aṭ me‛âṭ 3 times
נא nâ' 3 times
עבר ‛âbar 3 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 3 times
εὔχομαι euchomai 2 times
אזן 'ôzen 2 times
אח 'âch 2 times
אישׁ 'ı̂ysh 2 times
אמר 'âmar 2 times
אנּא אנּה 'ân'â 'ânnâh 2 times
ארץ 'erets 2 times
בּן bên 2 times
גּדול גּדל gâdôl gâdôl 2 times
יום yôm 2 times
יצא yâtsâ' 2 times
ישׁב yâshab 2 times
כּכר kikâr 2 times
לוּן לין lûn lı̂yn 2 times
נגשׁ nâgash 2 times
נפשׁ nephesh 2 times
נתן nâthan 2 times
סוּר שׂוּר sûr śûr 2 times
עצה ‛êtsâh 2 times
פּנים pânı̂ym 2 times
פּעם פּעמה pa‛am pa‛ămâh 2 times
ראשׁ rô'sh 2 times
שׁוּב shûb 2 times
שׂוּם שׂים śûm śı̂ym 2 times
שׁתה shâthâh 2 times
אב 'âb 1 time
אבד 'âbad 1 time
אבל 'âbal 1 time
אהל 'ôhel 1 time
אחות 'âchôth 1 time
אחר 'achêr 1 time
אי 'ay 1 time
איפה 'êyphôh 1 time
אלהים 'ĕlôhı̂ym 1 time
אמן 'âman 1 time
אסר 'âsar 1 time
ארר 'ârar 1 time

And 84 others, each in a phrase with “pray” a few times.

translating H1697

4 verses translating H1697 Show all

2 Samuel

14:18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

1 Kings

22:5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
22:13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

2 Chronicles

18:4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

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