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king

Meaning of “king”

A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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2,256 occurrences1,756 verses44 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:1

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Genesis 26:8
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 26:8 · retained source text

And it came to passe when he had bene there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistims looked out at a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

Genesis 36:31
¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:31 · retained source text

¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king ouer the children of Israel.

Genesis 40:1
AND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 40:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe after these things, that the Butler of the King of Egypt, and his Baker, had offended their LORD the King of Egypt.

Genesis 40:5
¶ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
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1611 witness · Genesis 40:5 · retained source text

¶ And they dreamed a dreame both of them, each man his dreame in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dreame, the Butler and the Baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Genesis 41:46
¶ And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 41:46 · retained source text

( And Ioseph was thirtie yeeres old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt) and Ioseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went thorowout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 1:8
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:8 · retained source text

Now there arose vp a new King ouer Egypt, which knew not Ioseph.

Exodus 1:15
¶ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:15 · retained source text

¶ And the King of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwiues, (of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of t other Puah.)

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
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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
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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 2:23
¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 2:23 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe in processe of time, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came vp vnto God, by reason of the bondage.

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