Purpose in the Bible: 36 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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purpose KJV

“Purpose” is in the King James Bible 36 times, in 35 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

πρόθεσις prothesis 8 times
τοῦτο touto 4 times
חפץ chêphets 3 times
מחשׁבה מחשׁבת machăshâbâh machăshebeth 3 times
βουλεύω bouleuō 2 times
אמר 'âmar 2 times
חשׁב châshab 2 times
עצה ‛êtsâh 2 times
αὐτός autos 1 time
βούλημα boulēma 1 time
τίς tis 1 time
בּוא bô' 1 time

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דּבר dâbâr 1 time
מעשׂה ma‛ăśeh 1 time
צבוּ tsebû 1 time
רב rôb 1 time
ריק rı̂yq 1 time
שׁלל shâlal 1 time

3 verses in Ecclesiastes Show all

Ecclesiastes

3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
8:6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

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