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once

Meaning of “once”

Sense 1: One time or a single occurrence. Sense 2: At once: at the same instant or together. Sense 3: Formerly; at an earlier time. Sense 4: When once: when the stated point has been reached.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
59 occurrences56 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 18:32

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Jeremiah 10:18
For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:18 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distresse them, that they may find it so.

Jeremiah 13:27
I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:27 · retained source text

I haue seene thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdnesse of thy whordome, and thine abominations on the hils in the fields: woe vnto thee, O Ierusalem, wilt thou not bee made cleane? when shall it once be?

1611 marginal noteHeb. after when yet?

Jeremiah 16:21
Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 16:21 · retained source text

Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know: I will cause them to knowe mine hand and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD.

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