Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 38:21 · retained source text
Knowest thou it, because thou wast then borne? or because the number of thy daies is great?
KJV dictionary & concordance
number
Meaning of “number”
Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
178 occurrences166 verses33 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 13:16
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Every verse containing “number”
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 38:37 · retained source text
Who can number the cloudes in wisedome? or who can stay the bottles of heauen,
1611 marginal noteHeb. who can cause to lie downe.
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 39:2 · retained source text
Canst thou number the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 90:12 · retained source text
So teach vs to number our daies: that wee may apply our hearts vnto wisedome.
1611 marginal noteHeb. cause to come.
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 105:12 · retained source text
When they were but a few men in number: yea very few, & strangers in it.
He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 105:34 · retained source text
He spake, and the locusts came: and catterpillers, and that without number,
1611 marginal noteExod. 10.4.
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 139:18 · retained source text
If I should count them, they are moe in number then the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 147:4 · retained source text
He telleth the number of the stars: he calleth them all by their names.
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 6:8 · retained source text
There are threescore Queenes, and fourescore concubines, and virgins without number.
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 21:17 · retained source text
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar shalbe diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bowes
Complete reference index — all 166 verses
Genesis 13:16Genesis 15:5Genesis 34:30Genesis 41:49Exodus 12:4Exodus 16:16Exodus 23:26Exodus 30:12Leviticus 15:13Leviticus 15:28Leviticus 23:16Leviticus 25:8Leviticus 25:15Leviticus 25:16Leviticus 25:50Leviticus 26:22Numbers 1:2Numbers 1:3Numbers 1:18Numbers 1:20Numbers 1:22Numbers 1:24Numbers 1:26Numbers 1:28Numbers 1:30Numbers 1:32Numbers 1:34Numbers 1:36Numbers 1:38Numbers 1:40Numbers 1:42Numbers 1:49Numbers 3:15Numbers 3:22Numbers 3:28Numbers 3:34Numbers 3:40Numbers 3:43Numbers 3:48Numbers 4:23Numbers 4:29Numbers 4:30Numbers 4:37Numbers 4:41Numbers 14:29Numbers 14:34Numbers 15:12Numbers 23:10Numbers 26:53Numbers 29:18Numbers 29:21Numbers 29:24Numbers 29:27Numbers 29:30Numbers 29:33Numbers 29:37Numbers 31:36Deuteronomy 4:27Deuteronomy 7:7Deuteronomy 16:9Deuteronomy 25:2Deuteronomy 28:62Deuteronomy 32:8Joshua 4:5Joshua 4:8Judges 6:5Judges 7:6Judges 7:12Judges 21:231 Samuel 6:41 Samuel 6:181 Samuel 14:172 Samuel 2:152 Samuel 21:202 Samuel 24:12 Samuel 24:22 Samuel 24:42 Samuel 24:91 Kings 18:311 Kings 20:251 Chronicles 7:21 Chronicles 7:91 Chronicles 7:401 Chronicles 11:111 Chronicles 21:11 Chronicles 21:21 Chronicles 21:51 Chronicles 22:161 Chronicles 23:31 Chronicles 23:241 Chronicles 23:311 Chronicles 25:11 Chronicles 25:71 Chronicles 27:11 Chronicles 27:231 Chronicles 27:242 Chronicles 12:32 Chronicles 26:112 Chronicles 26:122 Chronicles 29:322 Chronicles 30:242 Chronicles 35:7Ezra 1:9Ezra 2:2Ezra 3:4Ezra 6:17Ezra 8:34Nehemiah 7:7Esther 9:11Job 1:5Job 3:6Job 5:9Job 9:10Job 14:5Job 15:20Job 21:21Job 25:3Job 31:37Job 34:24Job 36:26Job 38:21Job 38:37Job 39:2Psalms 90:12Psalms 105:12Psalms 105:34Psalms 139:18Psalms 147:4Song of Solomon 6:8Isaiah 21:17Isaiah 40:26Isaiah 65:11Isaiah 65:12Jeremiah 2:28Jeremiah 2:32Jeremiah 11:13Jeremiah 44:28Ezekiel 4:4Ezekiel 4:5Ezekiel 4:9Ezekiel 5:3Daniel 9:2Hosea 1:10Joel 1:6Nahum 3:3Mark 10:46Luke 22:3John 6:10Acts 1:15Acts 4:4Acts 5:36Acts 6:1Acts 6:7Acts 11:21Acts 16:5Romans 9:272 Corinthians 10:121 Timothy 5:9Revelation 5:11Revelation 7:4Revelation 7:9Revelation 9:16Revelation 13:17Revelation 13:18Revelation 15:2Revelation 20:8
Where “number” appears
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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus9 occurrences
8 versesNumbers44 occurrences
41 versesDeuteronomy7 occurrences
6 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
6 verses1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles18 occurrences
16 verses2 Chronicles6 occurrences
6 versesEzra5 occurrences
5 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob14 occurrences
14 versesPsalms5 occurrences
5 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseNahum1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs7 occurrences
7 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation11 occurrences
8 verses
4 versesExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus9 occurrences
8 versesNumbers44 occurrences
41 versesDeuteronomy7 occurrences
6 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
6 verses1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles18 occurrences
16 verses2 Chronicles6 occurrences
6 versesEzra5 occurrences
5 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob14 occurrences
14 versesPsalms5 occurrences
5 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseNahum1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs7 occurrences
7 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation11 occurrences
8 verses
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