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number

Meaning of “number”

Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

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178 occurrences166 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 13:16

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Acts 1:15
¶ And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 1:15 · retained source text

¶ And in those dayes Peter stood vp in the mids of the disciples, and said, (The number of names together were about an hundred and twentie)

Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 4:4 · retained source text

Howbeit, many of them which heard the word, beleeued, and the number of the men was about fiue thousand.

Acts 5:36
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 5:36 · retained source text

For before these dayes rose vp Theudas, boasting himselfe to be some body, to whom a number of men, about foure hundred, ioyned themselues: who was slaine, and all, as many as obeied him, were scattered, & brought to nought.

1611 marginal noteOr, beleeued.

Acts 6:1
AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 6:1 · retained source text

¶ And in those dayes when the number of the Disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrewes, because their widowes were neglected in the daily ministration.

Acts 6:7
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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1611 witness · Acts 6:7 · retained source text

And the word of God encreased, and the number of the Disciples multiplied in Hierusalem greatly, and a great company of the Priests were obedient to the faith.

Acts 11:21
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 11:21 · retained source text

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number beleeued, and turned vnto the Lord.

Acts 16:5
And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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1611 witness · Acts 16:5 · retained source text

And so were the Churches established in the faith, and increased in number dayly.

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