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a

Concordance for “a”

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8,179 occurrences6,217 verses66 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:6

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Ecclesiastes 1:3
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 1:3 · retained source text

What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne?

1611 marginal noteCha.2.22. and 3.9.

Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 2:19 · retained source text

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a foole? yet shall he haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue laboured, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the Sunne. This is also vanitie.

1611 marginal notePsal.49.11. &c.

Ecclesiastes 2:21
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 2:21 · retained source text

For there is a man whose labour is in wisedome and in knowledge, and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not laboured therein, shall hee leaue it for his portion; This also is vanitie, and a great euill.

1611 marginal noteHebr. giue.

Ecclesiastes 2:24
¶ There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 2:24 · retained source text

¶ There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

1611 marginal noteOr, delight his senses.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.12, 22. and 5.17. and 8.15.

Ecclesiastes 2:26
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · retained source text

For God giueth to a man that is good in his sight, wisedome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner hee giueth traueile, to gather and to heape vp that he may giue to him that is good before God: This also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.

1611 marginal noteHebr. before him.

1611 marginal noteIob 27.17.

Ecclesiastes 3:1
TO every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:1 · retained source text

¶ To euery thing there is a season, and a time to euery purpose vnder the heauen.

Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:2 · retained source text

A time to be borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to pluck vp that which is planted.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to beare.

Ecclesiastes 3:3
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:3 · retained source text

A time to kill, and a time to heale: a time to breake downe, and a time to build vp.

Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:4 · retained source text

A time to weepe, and a time to laugh: a time to mourne, and a time to dance.

Ecclesiastes 3:5
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:5 · retained source text

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together: a time to imbrace, and a time to refraine from imbracing.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to be farre from.

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Genesis341 occurrences
273 verses
Exodus379 occurrences
258 verses
Leviticus402 occurrences
267 verses
Numbers385 occurrences
282 verses
Deuteronomy261 occurrences
202 verses
Joshua95 occurrences
87 verses
Judges180 occurrences
133 verses
Ruth27 occurrences
20 verses
1 Samuel258 occurrences
199 verses
2 Samuel181 occurrences
139 verses
1 Kings178 occurrences
147 verses
2 Kings181 occurrences
143 verses
1 Chronicles84 occurrences
66 verses
2 Chronicles129 occurrences
111 verses
Ezra64 occurrences
52 verses
Nehemiah47 occurrences
45 verses
Esther32 occurrences
26 verses
Job196 occurrences
170 verses
Psalms361 occurrences
298 verses
Proverbs483 occurrences
336 verses
Ecclesiastes118 occurrences
72 verses
Song of Solomon46 occurrences
32 verses
Isaiah518 occurrences
337 verses
Jeremiah422 occurrences
325 verses
Lamentations33 occurrences
29 verses
Ezekiel417 occurrences
298 verses
Daniel115 occurrences
96 verses
Hosea73 occurrences
59 verses
Joel31 occurrences
17 verses
Amos53 occurrences
37 verses
Obadiah5 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah15 occurrences
12 verses
Micah35 occurrences
29 verses
Nahum8 occurrences
7 verses
Habakkuk10 occurrences
8 verses
Zephaniah23 occurrences
14 verses
Haggai7 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah55 occurrences
45 verses
Malachi22 occurrences
17 verses
Matthew254 occurrences
208 verses
Mark150 occurrences
122 verses
Luke329 occurrences
257 verses
John163 occurrences
135 verses
Acts261 occurrences
203 verses
Romans53 occurrences
48 verses
1 Corinthians99 occurrences
71 verses
2 Corinthians61 occurrences
47 verses
Galatians30 occurrences
23 verses
Ephesians9 occurrences
8 verses
Philippians12 occurrences
10 verses
Colossians16 occurrences
15 verses
1 Thessalonians8 occurrences
8 verses
2 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Timothy39 occurrences
32 verses
2 Timothy17 occurrences
15 verses
Titus9 occurrences
8 verses
Philemon8 occurrences
6 verses
Hebrews89 occurrences
81 verses
James44 occurrences
30 verses
1 Peter34 occurrences
28 verses
2 Peter14 occurrences
10 verses
1 John11 occurrences
9 verses
2 John4 occurrences
4 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude2 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation187 occurrences
133 verses