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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.

translating H559

9 verses translating H559 Show all

Genesis

26:28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

Exodus

5:19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

Joshua

2:2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

2 Kings

18:36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Job

3:3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Isaiah

36:21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Ezekiel

3:22 And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.

Daniel

8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

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.

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