KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:6
Complete exact-word concordance
but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
But there went vp a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
1611 marginal noteOr, a mist which went vp from &c.
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.
1611 marginal noteHebr. dying thou shalt die.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
And Adam gaue names to all cattell, and to the foule of the aire, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam there was not found an helpe meete for him.
1611 marginal noteHebr. called.
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
But of the fruit of the tree, which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shal not eate of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And she againe bare his brother Abel, and Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Hebel.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a feeder.
but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
But vnto Cain, and to his offring he had not respect: and Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
but with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
But with thee wil I establish my Couenant: and thou shalt come into the Arke, thou, and thy sonnes, and thy wife, and thy sonnes wiues with thee.
but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote, and she returned vnto him into the Arke: for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put foorth his hand, and tooke her, and pulled her in vnto him, into the Arke.
1611 marginal noteHebr. caused her to come.
but flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall you not eate.
1611 marginal noteLeuit. 17.14.
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Historical English dictionary sources
except.
Except; besides; unless. Only. More; further; noting an addition to supply what is wanting to elucidate or modify the sense of the preceding part of a sentence, or to exhibit a contrast.
