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 gínomai 169 times
- בּוֹא bôwʼ 65 times
- חָרָה chârâh 41 times
- מְאֹד mᵉʼôd 37 times
- מוּת mûwth 32 times
- קָבַר qâbar 32 times
- נָגַד nâgad 30 times
- ἐστί estí 29 times
- מָצָא mâtsâʼ 28 times
- δίδωμι dídōmi 23 times
- ἔρχομαι érchomai 22 times
- No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1,467 times
1,024 more, less often
- ὤν ṓn 22 times
- נָתַן nâthan 20 times
- עָלָה ʻâlâh 20 times
- ῥέω rhéō 19 times
- יָלַד yâlad 19 times
- קָרָא qârâʼ 19 times
- מֶלֶךְ melek 18 times
- עָשָׂה ʻâsâh 18 times
- אִישׁ ʼîysh 16 times
- εἶναι eînai 15 times
- חָזַק châzaq 15 times
- יוֹם yôwm 15 times
- ἤμην ḗmēn 14 times
- מָלֵא mâlêʼ 14 times
- מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh 14 times
- שׁוּב shûwb 14 times
- καλέω kaléō 13 times
- γεννάω gennáō 12 times
- μέλλω méllō 12 times
- יָרֵא yârêʼ 12 times
- לָכַד lâkad 12 times
- קָצַף qâtsaph 12 times
- שָׁמַע shâmaʻ 12 times
- βάλλω bállō 11 times
- εὑρίσκω heurískō 11 times
- אֶרֶץ ʼerets 11 times
- גָּדוֹל gâdôwl 11 times
- חָלָה châlâh 11 times
- יָדַע yâdaʻ 11 times
- יָצָא yâtsâʼ 11 times
- כָּבַד kâbad 11 times
- לֵבָב lêbâb 11 times
- עָבַר ʻâbar 11 times
- פָּנִים pânîym 11 times
- יָלַךְ yâlak 10 times
- לָקַח lâqach 10 times
- γράφω gráphō 9 times
- λογίζομαι logízomai 9 times
- אֶחָד ʼechâd 9 times
- אָמַר ʼâmar 9 times
- גָּלָה gâlâh 9 times
- דָּבָר dâbâr 9 times
- כָּתַב kâthab 9 times
- צָוָה tsâvâh 9 times
- ἐγείρω egeírō 8 times
- εἰσέρχομαι eisérchomai 8 times
- ἐν en 8 times
- ὑπάρχω hypárchō 8 times
And 976 others, each in a phrase with “was” a few times.
Hebrew and Greek words, transliterations, and pronunciations from the Open Scriptures Strong's dictionaries (CC BY-SA).
“was” is under Be.
BE, verb intransitive substantive, participle present tense being; participle passive been.[The sense is to stand, remain or be fixed; hence to continue. This verb is defective, and its defects are supplied by verbs from other roots, as, is, was, were, which have no radical connection with be The case is the same with the substantive verb in most languages.]
1. To be fixed; to exist; to have a real state or existence, for a longer or shorter time.
Let this mind be in you, which was in Christ Jesus. Phil 2:1.
To be contents his natural desire.
From Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language (1828).
Every verse 3,638 verses
Romans
- 1:13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
- 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
- 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
- 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
- 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
- 4:10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
- 4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
- 4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
- 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
- 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
- 4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
- 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
- 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
- 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
- 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
- 5:16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
- 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
- 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
- 7:8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
- 7:9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
- 7:10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
- 7:13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
- 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
- 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
- 9:12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
- 9:25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
- 9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
- 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
- 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
- 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
- 15:21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
- 16:25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
1 Corinthians
- 1:6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
- 1:13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
- 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
- 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
- 7:20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
- 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
- 10:5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
- 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
- 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
- 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
- 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
- 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
- 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
- 15:7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
- 15:8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
- 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
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