Vain in the Bible: 112 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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vain KJV

“Vain” is in the King James Bible 112 times, in 102 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

שׁואשׁוo shâv' shav 22 times
κενός kenos 14 times
הבל הבל hebel hăbêl 11 times
ריק rı̂yq 8 times
ריק רק rêyq rêq 7 times
שׁקר sheqer 6 times
εἰκῆ eikē 5 times
μάταιος mataios 5 times
הבל hâbal 5 times
תּהוּ tôhû 4 times
κενοφωνία kenophōnia 2 times
μάτην matēn 2 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 2 times

16 more, less often

חנּם chinnâm 2 times
רוּח rûach 2 times
שׂפה שׂפת śâphâh śepheth 2 times
βαττολογέω battologeō 1 time
δωρεάν dōrean 1 time
κενόδοξος kenodoxos 1 time
κενόω kenoō 1 time
κενῶς kenōs 1 time
ματαιολογία mataiologia 1 time
ματαιολόγος mataiologos 1 time
ματαιόω mataioō 1 time
און 'âven 1 time
כּזב kâzab 1 time
נבב nâbab 1 time
צלם tselem 1 time
ריקם rêyqâm 1 time

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2 Chronicles

13:7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

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