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people

Meaning of “people”

Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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2,139 occurrences1,920 verses52 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 11:6

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Job 12:2
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 12:2 · retained source text

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisedome shall die with you.

Job 12:24
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 12:24 · retained source text

He taketh away the heart of the chiefe of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wildernes where there is no way.

Job 17:6
He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 17:6 · retained source text

He hath made me also a by-word of the people, and afore time I was as a tabret.

1611 marginal noteOr, before them.

Job 18:19
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 18:19 · retained source text

Hee shall neither haue sonne nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.

Job 34:20
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 34:20 · retained source text

In a moment shall they die, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and passe away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

1611 marginal noteHeb. they shall take away the mighty.

Job 36:20
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 36:20 · retained source text

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Job 36:31
For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 36:31 · retained source text

For by them iudgeth he the people, he giueth meate in abundance.

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Genesis36 occurrences
34 verses
Exodus174 occurrences
148 verses
Leviticus43 occurrences
40 verses
Numbers89 occurrences
78 verses
Deuteronomy99 occurrences
90 verses
Joshua76 occurrences
63 verses
Judges69 occurrences
63 verses
Ruth10 occurrences
9 verses
1 Samuel111 occurrences
90 verses
2 Samuel104 occurrences
86 verses
1 Kings83 occurrences
67 verses
2 Kings55 occurrences
49 verses
1 Chronicles44 occurrences
38 verses
2 Chronicles111 occurrences
96 verses
Ezra28 occurrences
24 verses
Nehemiah50 occurrences
42 verses
Esther27 occurrences
22 verses
Job8 occurrences
8 verses
Psalms130 occurrences
122 verses
Proverbs11 occurrences
9 verses
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah138 occurrences
132 verses
Jeremiah168 occurrences
154 verses
Lamentations11 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel97 occurrences
92 verses
Daniel27 occurrences
25 verses
Hosea17 occurrences
16 verses
Joel14 occurrences
13 verses
Amos7 occurrences
7 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah19 occurrences
19 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk7 occurrences
6 verses
Zephaniah8 occurrences
7 verses
Haggai8 occurrences
7 verses
Zechariah20 occurrences
19 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew24 occurrences
24 verses
Mark23 occurrences
22 verses
Luke58 occurrences
58 verses
John20 occurrences
19 verses
Acts69 occurrences
68 verses
Romans9 occurrences
8 verses
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews12 occurrences
11 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation7 occurrences
7 verses

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