Sought in the Bible: 126 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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sought KJV

“Sought” is in the King James Bible 126 times, in 121 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

בּקשׁ bâqash 56 times
ζητέω zēteō 35 times
דּרשׁ dârash 25 times
בּעא בּעה be‛â' be‛âh 3 times
ἀναζητέω anazēteō 1 time
ἐκζητέω ekzēteō 1 time
ἐπιζητέω epizēteō 1 time
בּעה bâ‛âh 1 time
הוא הוה hâvâ' hâvâh 1 time
חקר châqar 1 time
תּוּר tûr 1 time
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1 time

4 verses in Matthew Show all

Matthew

2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
21:46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
26:16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

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