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.

11 verses in Hosea Show all

Hosea

1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
2:3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
2:7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
8:6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
9:8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
11:4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
13:6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

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Translated from 638 Hebrew and 398 Greek words

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11 verses in Hosea Show all

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