A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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.
KJV dictionary & concordance
build
Meaning of “build”
To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
162 occurrences154 verses35 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 11:4
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “build”
Complete reference index — all 154 verses
Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:8Exodus 20:25Numbers 23:1Numbers 23:29Numbers 32:16Numbers 32:24Deuteronomy 20:20Deuteronomy 25:9Deuteronomy 27:5Deuteronomy 27:6Deuteronomy 28:30Joshua 22:26Joshua 22:29Judges 6:26Ruth 4:111 Samuel 2:352 Samuel 7:52 Samuel 7:72 Samuel 7:132 Samuel 7:272 Samuel 24:211 Kings 2:361 Kings 5:31 Kings 5:51 Kings 5:181 Kings 6:11 Kings 8:161 Kings 8:171 Kings 8:181 Kings 8:191 Kings 9:151 Kings 9:191 Kings 9:241 Kings 11:71 Kings 11:381 Kings 16:341 Chronicles 14:11 Chronicles 17:41 Chronicles 17:101 Chronicles 17:121 Chronicles 17:251 Chronicles 21:221 Chronicles 22:21 Chronicles 22:61 Chronicles 22:71 Chronicles 22:81 Chronicles 22:101 Chronicles 22:111 Chronicles 22:191 Chronicles 28:21 Chronicles 28:31 Chronicles 28:61 Chronicles 28:101 Chronicles 29:161 Chronicles 29:192 Chronicles 2:12 Chronicles 2:32 Chronicles 2:42 Chronicles 2:52 Chronicles 2:62 Chronicles 2:92 Chronicles 2:122 Chronicles 3:12 Chronicles 3:22 Chronicles 6:52 Chronicles 6:72 Chronicles 6:82 Chronicles 6:92 Chronicles 8:62 Chronicles 14:72 Chronicles 35:32 Chronicles 36:23Ezra 1:2Ezra 1:3Ezra 1:5Ezra 4:2Ezra 4:3Ezra 5:2Ezra 5:3Ezra 5:9Ezra 5:11Ezra 5:13Ezra 5:17Ezra 6:7Nehemiah 2:5Nehemiah 2:17Nehemiah 2:18Nehemiah 2:20Nehemiah 3:3Nehemiah 4:3Nehemiah 4:10Psalms 28:5Psalms 51:18Psalms 69:35Psalms 89:4Psalms 102:16Psalms 127:1Psalms 147:2Proverbs 24:27Ecclesiastes 3:3Song of Solomon 8:9Isaiah 9:10Isaiah 45:13Isaiah 58:12Isaiah 60:10Isaiah 61:4Isaiah 65:21Isaiah 65:22Isaiah 66:1Jeremiah 1:10Jeremiah 18:9Jeremiah 22:14Jeremiah 24:6Jeremiah 29:5Jeremiah 29:28Jeremiah 31:4Jeremiah 31:28Jeremiah 33:7Jeremiah 35:7Jeremiah 35:9Jeremiah 42:10Ezekiel 4:2Ezekiel 11:3Ezekiel 21:22Ezekiel 28:26Ezekiel 36:36Daniel 9:25Amos 9:11Amos 9:14Micah 3:10Zephaniah 1:13Haggai 1:8Zechariah 5:11Zechariah 6:12Zechariah 6:13Zechariah 6:15Zechariah 9:3Malachi 1:4Matthew 16:18Matthew 23:29Matthew 26:61Mark 14:58Luke 11:47Luke 11:48Luke 12:18Luke 14:28Luke 14:30Acts 7:49Acts 15:16Acts 20:32Romans 15:201 Corinthians 3:12Galatians 2:18
Where “build” appears
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Genesis2 occurrences
2 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verseRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses1 Kings17 occurrences
15 verses1 Chronicles19 occurrences
19 verses2 Chronicles19 occurrences
17 versesEzra13 occurrences
12 versesNehemiah7 occurrences
7 versesPsalms8 occurrences
7 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah8 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah12 occurrences
12 versesEzekiel5 occurrences
5 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah5 occurrences
5 versesMalachi2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke5 occurrences
5 versesActs4 occurrences
3 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verseRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses1 Kings17 occurrences
15 verses1 Chronicles19 occurrences
19 verses2 Chronicles19 occurrences
17 versesEzra13 occurrences
12 versesNehemiah7 occurrences
7 versesPsalms8 occurrences
7 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah8 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah12 occurrences
12 versesEzekiel5 occurrences
5 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah5 occurrences
5 versesMalachi2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke5 occurrences
5 versesActs4 occurrences
3 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse
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Definition evidence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.