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by

Meaning of “by”

1. Beside or near. 2. Through or by means of. 3. According to or with reference to. 4. Against.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
2,625 occurrences2,233 verses64 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 7:2

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Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 1:13 · retained source text

And I gaue my heart to seeke and search out by wisedome, concerning all things that are done vnder heauen: this sore trauell hath God giuen to the sonnes of man, to be exercised therewith.

1611 marginal noteOr, to afflict them.

Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 5:3 · retained source text

For a dreame commeth through the multitude of businesse, and a fooles voyce is knowen by multitude of words.

Ecclesiastes 5:9
¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 5:9 · retained source text

¶ Moreouer the profit of the earth is for all: the king himselfe is serued by the field.

Ecclesiastes 7:11
¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:11 · retained source text

¶ Wisedome is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profite to them that see the sunne.

1611 marginal noteOr, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too.

Ecclesiastes 7:23
¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:23 · retained source text

¶ All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I said, I will be wise, but it was farre from me.

Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:26 · retained source text

And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.

1611 marginal noteHe that is good before God.

1611 marginal noteProu.22.14.

Ecclesiastes 7:27
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:27 · retained source text

Behold, this haue I found (saith the Preacher) counting one by one to finde out the account:

1611 marginal noteOr, weighing one thing after another to finde out the reason.

Ecclesiastes 9:1
FOR all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 9:1 · retained source text

¶ For all this I considered in my heart, euen to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their workes, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either loue, or hatred, by all that is before them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. I gaue, or set to my heart.

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Where “by” appears

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Genesis84 occurrences
76 verses
Exodus87 occurrences
76 verses
Leviticus81 occurrences
72 verses
Numbers166 occurrences
138 verses
Deuteronomy61 occurrences
47 verses
Joshua63 occurrences
57 verses
Judges46 occurrences
42 verses
Ruth4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Samuel68 occurrences
59 verses
2 Samuel49 occurrences
44 verses
1 Kings79 occurrences
67 verses
2 Kings61 occurrences
52 verses
1 Chronicles66 occurrences
59 verses
2 Chronicles73 occurrences
61 verses
Ezra21 occurrences
20 verses
Nehemiah33 occurrences
27 verses
Esther10 occurrences
10 verses
Job48 occurrences
46 verses
Psalms81 occurrences
73 verses
Proverbs55 occurrences
48 verses
Ecclesiastes15 occurrences
15 verses
Song of Solomon10 occurrences
8 verses
Isaiah88 occurrences
70 verses
Jeremiah139 occurrences
95 verses
Lamentations6 occurrences
6 verses
Ezekiel189 occurrences
162 verses
Daniel35 occurrences
30 verses
Hosea26 occurrences
17 verses
Amos23 occurrences
21 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah7 occurrences
7 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk7 occurrences
7 verses
Zephaniah6 occurrences
5 verses
Haggai6 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah14 occurrences
12 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew83 occurrences
68 verses
Mark55 occurrences
50 verses
Luke59 occurrences
54 verses
John37 occurrences
34 verses
Acts112 occurrences
104 verses
Romans87 occurrences
66 verses
1 Corinthians52 occurrences
40 verses
2 Corinthians61 occurrences
45 verses
Galatians39 occurrences
29 verses
Ephesians25 occurrences
24 verses
Philippians11 occurrences
10 verses
Colossians12 occurrences
10 verses
1 Thessalonians8 occurrences
8 verses
2 Thessalonians11 occurrences
8 verses
1 Timothy5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Timothy7 occurrences
7 verses
Titus4 occurrences
3 verses
Philemon2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews70 occurrences
60 verses
James13 occurrences
10 verses
1 Peter19 occurrences
19 verses
2 Peter9 occurrences
8 verses
1 John5 occurrences
3 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude3 occurrences
3 verses
Revelation20 occurrences
15 verses

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