KJV dictionary & concordance

bear

Meaning of “bear”

Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

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215 occurrences208 verses45 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 4:13

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2 Samuel 17:8

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For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:8 · retained source text

For, (said Hushai,) thou knowest thy father and his men, that they bee mightie men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a beare robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of warre, and will not lodge with the people.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bitter of soule.

2 Samuel 18:19

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¶ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.

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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:19 · retained source text

¶ Then said Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok, Let mee now runne, and beare the King tidings, how that the LORD hath auenged him of his enemies.

1611 marginal noteHebr. iudged him from the hand &c.

2 Samuel 18:20

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And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:20 · retained source text

And Ioab said vnto him, Thou shalt not beare tidings this day, but thou shalt beare tidings another day: but this day thou shalt beare no tidings, because the Kings sonne is dead.

1611 marginal noteHebr. be a man of tidings.

Complete reference index — all 208 verses

Genesis 4:13 Genesis 13:6 Genesis 16:11 Genesis 17:17 Genesis 17:19 Genesis 17:21 Genesis 18:13 Genesis 22:23 Genesis 30:3 Genesis 36:7 Genesis 43:9 Genesis 44:32 Genesis 49:15 Exodus 18:22 Exodus 20:16 Exodus 25:27 Exodus 27:7 Exodus 28:12 Exodus 28:29 Exodus 28:30 Exodus 28:38 Exodus 28:43 Exodus 30:4 Exodus 37:5 Exodus 37:14 Exodus 37:15 Exodus 37:27 Exodus 38:7 Leviticus 5:1 Leviticus 5:17 Leviticus 7:18 Leviticus 10:17 Leviticus 12:5 Leviticus 16:22 Leviticus 17:16 Leviticus 19:8 Leviticus 19:18 Leviticus 20:17 Leviticus 20:19 Leviticus 20:20 Leviticus 22:9 Leviticus 22:16 Leviticus 24:15 Numbers 1:50 Numbers 4:15 Numbers 4:25 Numbers 5:31 Numbers 7:9 Numbers 9:13 Numbers 11:14 Numbers 11:17 Numbers 14:27 Numbers 14:33 Numbers 14:34 Numbers 18:1 Numbers 18:22 Numbers 18:23 Numbers 18:32 Numbers 30:15 Deuteronomy 1:9 Deuteronomy 1:12 Deuteronomy 1:31 Deuteronomy 5:20 Deuteronomy 10:8 Deuteronomy 28:57 Joshua 3:8 Joshua 3:13 Joshua 4:16 Joshua 6:4 Joshua 6:6 Judges 13:3 Judges 13:5 Judges 13:7 Ruth 1:12 1 Samuel 17:34 1 Samuel 17:36 1 Samuel 17:37 2 Samuel 17:8 2 Samuel 18:19 2 Samuel 18:20 1 Kings 3:21 1 Kings 21:10 2 Kings 18:14 2 Kings 19:30 1 Chronicles 5:18 2 Chronicles 2:2 Esther 1:22 Psalms 75:3 Psalms 89:50 Psalms 91:12 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 12:24 Proverbs 17:12 Proverbs 18:14 Proverbs 28:15 Proverbs 30:21 Song of Solomon 4:2 Isaiah 1:14 Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah 11:7 Isaiah 37:31 Isaiah 46:4 Isaiah 46:7 Isaiah 52:11 Isaiah 53:11 Isaiah 54:1 Jeremiah 5:31 Jeremiah 10:19 Jeremiah 17:21 Jeremiah 17:27 Jeremiah 29:6 Jeremiah 31:19 Jeremiah 44:22 Lamentations 3:10 Lamentations 3:27 Ezekiel 4:4 Ezekiel 4:5 Ezekiel 4:6 Ezekiel 12:6 Ezekiel 12:12 Ezekiel 14:10 Ezekiel 16:52 Ezekiel 16:54 Ezekiel 17:8 Ezekiel 17:23 Ezekiel 18:19 Ezekiel 18:20 Ezekiel 23:35 Ezekiel 23:49 Ezekiel 32:30 Ezekiel 34:29 Ezekiel 36:7 Ezekiel 36:15 Ezekiel 44:10 Ezekiel 44:12 Ezekiel 44:13 Ezekiel 46:20 Daniel 2:39 Daniel 7:5 Hosea 9:16 Hosea 13:8 Amos 5:19 Amos 7:10 Micah 6:16 Micah 7:9 Zephaniah 1:11 Haggai 2:12 Zechariah 5:10 Zechariah 6:13 Matthew 3:11 Matthew 4:6 Matthew 19:18 Matthew 27:32 Mark 10:19 Mark 15:21 Luke 1:13 Luke 4:11 Luke 11:48 Luke 13:9 Luke 14:27 Luke 18:7 Luke 18:20 Luke 23:26 John 1:7 John 1:8 John 2:8 John 3:28 John 5:31 John 5:36 John 8:14 John 8:18 John 10:25 John 15:4 John 15:8 John 15:27 John 16:12 John 18:23 John 18:37 Acts 9:15 Acts 15:10 Acts 18:14 Acts 22:5 Acts 23:11 Acts 27:15 Romans 10:2 Romans 13:9 Romans 15:1 1 Corinthians 3:2 1 Corinthians 10:13 1 Corinthians 15:49 2 Corinthians 8:3 2 Corinthians 11:1 2 Corinthians 11:4 Galatians 4:15 Galatians 5:10 Galatians 6:2 Galatians 6:5 Galatians 6:17 Colossians 4:13 1 Timothy 5:14 Hebrews 9:28 James 3:12 1 John 1:2 1 John 5:7 1 John 5:8 3 John 1:12 Revelation 2:2 Revelation 13:2

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Genesis 4:13 Leviticus 7:18 Deuteronomy 1:9 Psalms 91:12 Ezekiel 12:6 Zechariah 6:13 John 18:37 Revelation 13:2