KJV dictionary & concordance

mother

Meaning of “mother”

Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

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245 occurrences226 verses36 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:24

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Job 17:14

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I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 17:14 · retained source text

I haue said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worme, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cried, or called.

Complete reference index — all 226 verses

Genesis 2:24 Genesis 3:20 Genesis 17:16 Genesis 20:12 Genesis 21:21 Genesis 24:53 Genesis 24:55 Genesis 24:60 Genesis 24:67 Genesis 27:11 Genesis 27:13 Genesis 27:14 Genesis 28:5 Genesis 28:7 Genesis 30:14 Genesis 32:11 Genesis 37:10 Genesis 44:20 Exodus 2:8 Exodus 20:12 Exodus 21:15 Exodus 21:17 Leviticus 18:7 Leviticus 18:9 Leviticus 19:3 Leviticus 20:9 Leviticus 20:14 Leviticus 21:2 Leviticus 21:11 Numbers 6:7 Numbers 26:59 Deuteronomy 5:16 Deuteronomy 13:6 Deuteronomy 21:13 Deuteronomy 21:18 Deuteronomy 21:19 Deuteronomy 22:15 Deuteronomy 27:16 Deuteronomy 27:22 Deuteronomy 27:23 Deuteronomy 33:9 Joshua 2:13 Joshua 2:18 Joshua 6:23 Judges 5:7 Judges 5:28 Judges 8:19 Judges 14:2 Judges 14:3 Judges 14:4 Judges 14:5 Judges 14:6 Judges 14:9 Judges 14:16 Judges 17:2 Judges 17:3 Judges 17:4 Ruth 1:14 Ruth 2:11 Ruth 2:18 Ruth 2:19 Ruth 2:23 Ruth 3:1 Ruth 3:6 Ruth 3:16 Ruth 3:17 1 Samuel 2:19 1 Samuel 15:33 1 Samuel 22:3 2 Samuel 17:25 2 Samuel 19:37 2 Samuel 20:19 1 Kings 1:6 1 Kings 1:11 1 Kings 2:13 1 Kings 2:19 1 Kings 2:20 1 Kings 2:22 1 Kings 3:27 1 Kings 15:13 1 Kings 17:23 1 Kings 19:20 1 Kings 22:52 2 Kings 3:2 2 Kings 3:13 2 Kings 4:19 2 Kings 4:20 2 Kings 4:30 2 Kings 9:22 2 Kings 11:1 2 Kings 24:12 2 Kings 24:15 1 Chronicles 2:26 1 Chronicles 4:9 2 Chronicles 15:16 2 Chronicles 22:3 2 Chronicles 22:10 Esther 2:7 Job 17:14 Psalms 27:10 Psalms 35:14 Psalms 51:5 Psalms 109:14 Psalms 113:9 Psalms 131:2 Proverbs 1:8 Proverbs 4:3 Proverbs 6:20 Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 15:20 Proverbs 19:26 Proverbs 20:20 Proverbs 23:22 Proverbs 23:25 Proverbs 28:24 Proverbs 29:15 Proverbs 30:11 Proverbs 30:17 Proverbs 31:1 Song of Solomon 3:11 Song of Solomon 6:9 Song of Solomon 8:1 Song of Solomon 8:5 Isaiah 8:4 Isaiah 49:1 Isaiah 50:1 Isaiah 66:13 Jeremiah 15:8 Jeremiah 15:10 Jeremiah 16:7 Jeremiah 20:14 Jeremiah 20:17 Jeremiah 22:26 Jeremiah 50:12 Ezekiel 16:3 Ezekiel 16:44 Ezekiel 16:45 Ezekiel 19:2 Ezekiel 19:10 Ezekiel 22:7 Ezekiel 23:2 Ezekiel 44:25 Hosea 2:2 Hosea 2:5 Hosea 4:5 Hosea 10:14 Micah 7:6 Zechariah 13:3 Matthew 1:18 Matthew 2:11 Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:14 Matthew 2:20 Matthew 2:21 Matthew 8:14 Matthew 10:35 Matthew 10:37 Matthew 12:46 Matthew 12:47 Matthew 12:48 Matthew 12:49 Matthew 12:50 Matthew 13:55 Matthew 14:8 Matthew 14:11 Matthew 15:4 Matthew 15:5 Matthew 15:6 Matthew 19:5 Matthew 19:19 Matthew 19:29 Matthew 20:20 Matthew 27:56 Mark 1:30 Mark 3:31 Mark 3:32 Mark 3:33 Mark 3:34 Mark 3:35 Mark 5:40 Mark 6:24 Mark 6:28 Mark 7:10 Mark 7:11 Mark 7:12 Mark 10:7 Mark 10:19 Mark 10:29 Mark 15:40 Mark 15:47 Mark 16:1 Luke 1:43 Luke 1:60 Luke 2:33 Luke 2:34 Luke 2:43 Luke 2:48 Luke 2:51 Luke 4:38 Luke 7:12 Luke 7:15 Luke 8:19 Luke 8:20 Luke 8:21 Luke 8:51 Luke 12:53 Luke 14:26 Luke 18:20 Luke 24:10 John 2:1 John 2:3 John 2:5 John 2:12 John 6:42 John 19:25 John 19:26 John 19:27 Acts 1:14 Acts 12:12 Romans 16:13 Galatians 4:26 Ephesians 5:31 Ephesians 6:2 2 Timothy 1:5 Hebrews 7:3 Revelation 17:5

Where “mother” appears

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Genesis19 occurrences
18 verses Exodus4 occurrences
4 verses Leviticus9 occurrences
7 verses Numbers2 occurrences
2 verses Deuteronomy10 occurrences
10 verses Joshua3 occurrences
3 verses Judges16 occurrences
13 verses Ruth11 occurrences
9 verses 1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses 1 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses 2 Kings9 occurrences
9 verses 1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses Esther2 occurrences
1 verse Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms6 occurrences
6 verses Proverbs14 occurrences
14 verses Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses Isaiah4 occurrences
4 verses Jeremiah7 occurrences
7 verses Ezekiel8 occurrences
8 verses Hosea4 occurrences
4 verses Micah2 occurrences
1 verse Zechariah2 occurrences
1 verse Matthew28 occurrences
25 verses Mark19 occurrences
18 verses Luke21 occurrences
18 verses John9 occurrences
8 verses Acts2 occurrences
2 verses Romans1 occurrence
1 verse Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews1 occurrence
1 verse Revelation1 occurrence
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Genesis 2:24 Deuteronomy 13:6 Ruth 3:16 2 Chronicles 22:10 Jeremiah 16:7 Matthew 12:50 Luke 2:33 Revelation 17:5