Wherefore in the Bible: 348 times in the King James Version

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wherefore KJV

“Wherefore” is in the King James Bible 348 times, in 344 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

διό dio 41 times
אמר 'âmar 18 times
ὥστε hōste 17 times
διά dia 12 times
יהוה yehôvâh 11 times
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ hos hē ho 8 times
οὖν oun 8 times
בּוא bô' 8 times
τοῦτο touto 7 times
τίς tis 6 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 6 times
קרא qârâ' 5 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 2 times

146 more, less often

διατί diati 4 times
ὅθεν hothen 4 times
יצא yâtsâ' 4 times
נכה nâkâh 4 times
נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 4 times
עלה ‛âlâh 4 times
שׁאוּל shâ'ûl 4 times
שׁוּב shûb 4 times
αἰτία aitia 3 times
διόπερ dioper 3 times
דּוד דּויד dâvid dâvı̂yd 3 times
הלך hâlak 3 times
מה מה מ־ מ־ מה mâh mah mâ ma meh 3 times
מוּת mûth 3 times
עבד ‛ebed 3 times
עבר ‛âbar 3 times
ראה râ'âh 3 times
ריברוּבo rı̂yb rûb 3 times
רעע râ‛a‛ 3 times
שׁם shêm 3 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 3 times
ἄρα ara 2 times
δέ de 2 times
εἰς eis 2 times
μέν men 2 times
χάριν charin 2 times
אדון אדן 'âdôn 'âdôn 2 times
אדני 'ădônây 2 times
אף 'aph 2 times
גּוי גּי gôy gôy 2 times
דּבר dâbar 2 times
דּרך derek 2 times
חטא châṭâ' 2 times
חי chay 2 times
חנוּן chânûn 2 times
חשׁב châshab 2 times
יום yôm 2 times
ירא yârê' 2 times
ישׂראל yiśrâ'êl 2 times
כּבד כּבד kâbad kâbêd 2 times
כּל kôl 2 times
כּלה kâlâh 2 times
כּן kên 2 times
מדּוּע מדּע maddûa‛ maddûa‛ 2 times
מלך melek 2 times
מקום מקם מקומה מקמה mâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh 2 times
נתן nâthan 2 times
סתר sâthar 2 times

And 98 others, each in a phrase with “wherefore” a few times.

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2 Kings

4:23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
4:31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
5:8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
7:7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
9:11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
9:36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
17:26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.

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Translated from 137 Hebrew and 21 Greek words

Through the Bible 244 Old Testament, 104 New

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