Was in the Bible: 4,531 times in the King James Version

Operator / Syntax	Description	Example Query & Result
`+` (or space)	Logical AND: Finds verses containing all terms. Note that searching words separated only by a space behaves as an exact phrase. Use `+` to find terms anywhere in the same verse.	`jesus + wept` Finds verses containing both "jesus" and "wept" in any order.
`-`	Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign.	`jesus - wept` Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
`\|`	Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term.	`grace \| mercy` Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
`%`	Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters.	`behav%` Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
`_`	Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character.	`h_t` Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
`" "`	Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase.	`"in the beginning"` Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
`[Book]`	Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range.	`lord [Matt]` (Only Matthew) `faith [Heb - Jam]` (Hebrews to James) `spirit [Matt 4 - 8]` (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8) `love [John 1:1 - 3:16]` (Specific range)

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was KJV

“Was” is in the King James Bible 4,531 times, in 3,638 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ἦν ēn 262 times
γίνομαι ginomai 169 times
בּוא bô' 65 times
חרה chârâh 41 times
מאד me'ôd 37 times
מוּת mûth 32 times
קבר qâbar 32 times
נגד nâgad 30 times
ἐστί esti 29 times
מצא mâtsâ' 28 times
δίδωμι didōmi 23 times
ἔρχομαι erchomai 22 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1,467 times

1,024 more, less often

ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν ōn ousa on 22 times
נתן nâthan 20 times
עלה ‛âlâh 20 times
ῥέω rheō 19 times
ילד yâlad 19 times
קרא qârâ' 19 times
מלך melek 18 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 18 times
אישׁ 'ı̂ysh 16 times
εἶναι einai 15 times
חזק châzaq 15 times
יום yôm 15 times
ἤμην ēmēn 14 times
מלא מלא mâlê' mâlâ' 14 times
מלחמה milchâmâh 14 times
שׁוּב shûb 14 times
καλέω kaleō 13 times
γεννάω gennaō 12 times
μέλλω mellō 12 times
ירא yârê' 12 times
לכד lâkad 12 times
קצף qâtsaph 12 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 12 times
βάλλω ballō 11 times
εὑρίσκω heuriskō 11 times
ארץ 'erets 11 times
גּדול גּדל gâdôl gâdôl 11 times
חלה châlâh 11 times
ידע yâda‛ 11 times
יצא yâtsâ' 11 times
כּבד כּבד kâbad kâbêd 11 times
לבב lêbâb 11 times
עבר ‛âbar 11 times
פּנים pânı̂ym 11 times
ילך yâlak 10 times
לקח lâqach 10 times
γράφω graphō 9 times
λογίζομαι logizomai 9 times
אחד 'echâd 9 times
אמר 'âmar 9 times
גּלה gâlâh 9 times
דּבר dâbâr 9 times
כּתב kâthab 9 times
צוה tsâvâh 9 times
ἐγείρω egeirō 8 times
εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai 8 times
ἐν en 8 times
ὑπάρχω huparchō 8 times

And 976 others, each in a phrase with “was” a few times.

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Nehemiah

12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
13:1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
13:4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
13:5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
13:6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
13:13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
13:28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

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Translated from 638 Hebrew and 398 Greek words

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