KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 15:6
Complete exact-word concordance
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
I had fainted, vnlesse I had beleeued to see the goodnesse of the LORD in the land of the liuing.
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Because they beleeued not in God: and trusted not in his saluation:
For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
For all this they sinned still: and beleeued not for his wondrous works.
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
Then beleeued they his words: they sang his praise.
1611 marginal noteExod. 14.31. &15.1.
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
Yea, they despised the pleasant land: they beleeued not his word:
1611 marginal noteHebr. a land of desire.
I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
I beleeued, therfore haue I spoken: I was greatly afflicted.
1611 marginal note2.Cor. 4.13.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
WHO hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
¶ Who hath beleeued our report? and to whom is the arme of the LORD reuealed?
1611 marginal noteOr, doctrine: Heb. hearing.
1611 marginal noteIoh.12.38. rom.10.16.
And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
And sayd vnto him, Doest thou certainly know, that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam beleeued them not.
1611 marginal noteHeb. to strike thee in soule?
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued, that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem.
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