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children

Meaning of “children”

Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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1,803 occurrences1,516 verses56 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

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Genesis 50:23
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 50:23 · retained source text

And Ioseph sawe Ephraims children, of the third generation: the children also of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh were brought vp vpon Iosephs knees.

1611 marginal noteHeb. borne.

1611 marginal noteNum. 32.39.

Genesis 50:25
And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 50:25 · retained source text

And Ioseph tooke an othe of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visite you, and ye shal carie vp my bones from hence.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.19.

Exodus 1:1
NOW these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 1:1 · retained source text

¶ Nowe these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, euery man & his household, came with Iacob.

1611 marginal noteGen. 46.8. exod. 6.14.

Exodus 1:7
¶ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 1:7 · retained source text

¶ And the children of Israel were fruitfull, and increased aboundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty, and the land was filled with them.

1611 marginal noteActs. 7.17.

Exodus 1:9
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:9 · retained source text

And he said vnto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are moe and mightier then we.

Exodus 1:12
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 1:12 · retained source text

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew: and they were grieued because of the children of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHebr. and as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, &c.

Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:13 · retained source text

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serue with rigour.

Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:17 · retained source text

But the midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but saued the men children aliue.

Exodus 1:18
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:18 · retained source text

And the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, & said vnto them, Why haue ye done this thing, and haue saued the men children aliue?

Exodus 2:6
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 2:6 · retained source text

And when she had opened it, she saw the childe: and beholde, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrewes children.

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Genesis61 occurrences
52 verses
Exodus138 occurrences
131 verses
Leviticus61 occurrences
57 verses
Numbers263 occurrences
235 verses
Deuteronomy70 occurrences
62 verses
Joshua191 occurrences
135 verses
Judges131 occurrences
109 verses
1 Samuel22 occurrences
20 verses
2 Samuel29 occurrences
25 verses
1 Kings33 occurrences
31 verses
2 Kings35 occurrences
30 verses
1 Chronicles66 occurrences
59 verses
2 Chronicles53 occurrences
45 verses
Ezra113 occurrences
68 verses
Nehemiah114 occurrences
68 verses
Esther2 occurrences
2 verses
Job13 occurrences
12 verses
Psalms52 occurrences
50 verses
Proverbs11 occurrences
10 verses
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse
Isaiah38 occurrences
35 verses
Jeremiah47 occurrences
40 verses
Lamentations9 occurrences
9 verses
Ezekiel30 occurrences
27 verses
Daniel13 occurrences
13 verses
Hosea18 occurrences
16 verses
Joel11 occurrences
7 verses
Amos7 occurrences
6 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah3 occurrences
3 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
1 verse
Matthew31 occurrences
30 verses
Mark10 occurrences
10 verses
Luke23 occurrences
21 verses
John6 occurrences
6 verses
Acts12 occurrences
12 verses
Romans10 occurrences
8 verses
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
4 verses
Galatians8 occurrences
8 verses
Ephesians9 occurrences
9 verses
Colossians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy5 occurrences
5 verses
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John12 occurrences
11 verses
2 John3 occurrences
3 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation4 occurrences
4 verses

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