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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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Exodus 12:14
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:14 · retained source text

And this day shall be vnto you for a memoriall: and you shall keepe in a feast to the LORD, throughout your generations: you shall keepe it a feast by an ordinance for euer.

Exodus 12:17
And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:17 · retained source text

And yee shall obserue the feast of vnleauened bread: for in this selfe same day haue I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye obserue this day in your generations, by an ordinance for euer.

Exodus 12:26
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 12:26 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, when your children shall say vnto you, What meane you by this seruice?

1611 marginal noteIosh. 4.6.

Exodus 12:31
¶ And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:31 · retained source text

¶ And hee called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise vp, and get you forth from amongst my people, both you and the children of Israel: and goe, serue the LORD, as ye haue said.

Exodus 12:51
And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:51 · retained source text

And it came to passe the selfe same day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by their armies.

Exodus 13:3
¶ And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:3 · retained source text

¶ And Moses said vnto the people, Remember this day, in which yee came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage: for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leauened bread be eaten.

1611 marginal noteHebr. seruants.

Exodus 13:14
¶ And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, by strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:14 · retained source text

¶ And it shalbe when thy sonne asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? That thou shalt say vnto him; By strength of hand the LORD brought vs out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to morrow.

Exodus 13:16
And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 13:16 · retained source text

And it shall be for a token vpon thine hand, and for frontlets betweene thine eyes. For by strength of hand the LORD brought vs foorth out of Egypt.

Exodus 13:21
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:21 · retained source text

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to giue them light to goe by day and night.

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.14. deut. 1.33. psal. 78.14. 1.cor. 10.1.

Exodus 13:22
He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:22 · retained source text

He tooke not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

1611 marginal noteNehem.9.19.

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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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