KJV dictionary & concordance

return

Meaning of “return”

Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references

263 occurrences239 verses33 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:19

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “return”

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And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Kings 18:14 · retained source text

And Hezekiah king of Iudah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I haue offended, returne from me: that which thou puttest on me, wil I beare. And the king of Assyria appointed vnto Hezekiah king of Iudah, three hundred talents of siluer, and thirtie talents of gold.

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Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Kings 19:7 · retained source text

Behold, I will send a blast vpon him, and he shall heare a rumour, and shall returne to his owne land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his owne land.

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By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Kings 19:33 · retained source text

By the way that hee came, by the same shal he returne, and shal not come into this city, saith the LORD.

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And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Kings 20:10 · retained source text

And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go downe tenne degrees: nay, but let the shadow returne backward tenne degrees.

Complete reference index — all 239 verses

Genesis 3:19 Genesis 14:17 Genesis 16:9 Genesis 18:10 Genesis 18:14 Genesis 31:3 Genesis 31:13 Genesis 32:9 Exodus 4:18 Exodus 4:19 Exodus 4:21 Exodus 13:17 Leviticus 25:10 Leviticus 25:13 Leviticus 25:27 Leviticus 25:28 Leviticus 25:41 Leviticus 27:24 Numbers 10:36 Numbers 14:3 Numbers 14:4 Numbers 23:5 Numbers 32:18 Numbers 32:22 Numbers 35:28 Deuteronomy 3:20 Deuteronomy 17:16 Deuteronomy 20:5 Deuteronomy 20:6 Deuteronomy 20:7 Deuteronomy 20:8 Deuteronomy 30:2 Deuteronomy 30:3 Deuteronomy 30:8 Joshua 1:15 Joshua 20:6 Joshua 22:4 Joshua 22:8 Judges 7:3 Judges 11:31 Ruth 1:6 Ruth 1:7 Ruth 1:8 Ruth 1:10 Ruth 1:15 Ruth 1:16 1 Samuel 6:3 1 Samuel 6:4 1 Samuel 6:8 1 Samuel 7:3 1 Samuel 7:17 1 Samuel 9:5 1 Samuel 15:26 1 Samuel 26:21 1 Samuel 29:4 1 Samuel 29:7 1 Samuel 29:11 2 Samuel 2:26 2 Samuel 3:16 2 Samuel 10:5 2 Samuel 12:23 2 Samuel 15:19 2 Samuel 15:20 2 Samuel 15:27 2 Samuel 15:34 2 Samuel 19:14 2 Samuel 24:13 1 Kings 2:32 1 Kings 2:33 1 Kings 2:44 1 Kings 8:48 1 Kings 12:24 1 Kings 12:26 1 Kings 13:16 1 Kings 19:15 1 Kings 20:22 1 Kings 20:26 1 Kings 22:17 1 Kings 22:28 2 Kings 18:14 2 Kings 19:7 2 Kings 19:33 2 Kings 20:10 1 Chronicles 19:5 2 Chronicles 6:24 2 Chronicles 6:38 2 Chronicles 10:6 2 Chronicles 10:9 2 Chronicles 11:4 2 Chronicles 18:16 2 Chronicles 18:26 2 Chronicles 18:27 2 Chronicles 30:6 2 Chronicles 30:9 Nehemiah 2:6 Nehemiah 4:12 Nehemiah 9:17 Esther 4:15 Esther 9:25 Job 1:21 Job 6:29 Job 7:10 Job 10:21 Job 15:22 Job 16:22 Job 17:10 Job 22:23 Job 33:25 Job 36:10 Job 39:4 Psalms 6:4 Psalms 6:10 Psalms 7:7 Psalms 7:16 Psalms 59:6 Psalms 59:14 Psalms 73:10 Psalms 74:21 Psalms 80:14 Psalms 90:3 Psalms 90:13 Psalms 94:15 Psalms 104:29 Psalms 116:7 Proverbs 2:19 Proverbs 26:27 Ecclesiastes 1:7 Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ecclesiastes 12:2 Ecclesiastes 12:7 Song of Solomon 6:13 Isaiah 6:13 Isaiah 10:21 Isaiah 10:22 Isaiah 19:22 Isaiah 21:12 Isaiah 35:10 Isaiah 37:7 Isaiah 37:34 Isaiah 44:22 Isaiah 45:23 Isaiah 51:11 Isaiah 55:7 Isaiah 55:11 Isaiah 63:17 Jeremiah 3:1 Jeremiah 3:12 Jeremiah 3:22 Jeremiah 4:1 Jeremiah 5:3 Jeremiah 8:4 Jeremiah 8:5 Jeremiah 12:15 Jeremiah 15:7 Jeremiah 15:19 Jeremiah 18:11 Jeremiah 22:10 Jeremiah 22:11 Jeremiah 22:27 Jeremiah 23:14 Jeremiah 23:20 Jeremiah 24:7 Jeremiah 29:10 Jeremiah 30:3 Jeremiah 30:10 Jeremiah 30:24 Jeremiah 31:8 Jeremiah 32:44 Jeremiah 33:7 Jeremiah 33:11 Jeremiah 33:26 Jeremiah 34:11 Jeremiah 34:16 Jeremiah 34:22 Jeremiah 35:15 Jeremiah 36:3 Jeremiah 36:7 Jeremiah 37:7 Jeremiah 37:20 Jeremiah 38:26 Jeremiah 42:12 Jeremiah 44:14 Jeremiah 44:28 Jeremiah 46:27 Jeremiah 50:9 Ezekiel 7:13 Ezekiel 13:22 Ezekiel 16:55 Ezekiel 18:23 Ezekiel 21:5 Ezekiel 21:30 Ezekiel 29:14 Ezekiel 35:9 Ezekiel 46:9 Ezekiel 46:17 Ezekiel 47:6 Daniel 10:20 Daniel 11:9 Daniel 11:10 Daniel 11:13 Daniel 11:28 Daniel 11:29 Daniel 11:30 Hosea 2:7 Hosea 2:9 Hosea 3:5 Hosea 5:15 Hosea 6:1 Hosea 7:10 Hosea 7:16 Hosea 8:13 Hosea 9:3 Hosea 11:5 Hosea 11:9 Hosea 12:14 Hosea 14:1 Hosea 14:7 Joel 2:14 Joel 3:4 Joel 3:7 Obadiah 1:15 Micah 1:7 Micah 5:3 Malachi 1:4 Malachi 3:7 Malachi 3:18 Matthew 2:12 Matthew 10:13 Matthew 12:44 Matthew 24:18 Luke 8:39 Luke 11:24 Luke 12:36 Luke 17:31 Luke 19:12 Acts 13:34 Acts 15:16 Acts 18:21 Acts 20:3

Where “return” appears

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Genesis9 occurrences
8 verses Exodus4 occurrences
4 verses Leviticus8 occurrences
6 verses Numbers7 occurrences
7 verses Deuteronomy10 occurrences
9 verses Joshua4 occurrences
4 verses Judges2 occurrences
2 verses Ruth6 occurrences
6 verses 1 Samuel11 occurrences
11 verses 2 Samuel10 occurrences
10 verses 1 Kings12 occurrences
12 verses 2 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses 1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles10 occurrences
10 verses Nehemiah3 occurrences
3 verses Esther2 occurrences
2 verses Job12 occurrences
11 verses Psalms14 occurrences
14 verses Proverbs2 occurrences
2 verses Ecclesiastes5 occurrences
4 verses Song of Solomon4 occurrences
1 verse Isaiah14 occurrences
14 verses Jeremiah47 occurrences
40 verses Ezekiel14 occurrences
11 verses Daniel9 occurrences
7 verses Hosea15 occurrences
14 verses Joel3 occurrences
3 verses Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse Micah2 occurrences
2 verses Malachi5 occurrences
3 verses Matthew4 occurrences
4 verses Luke5 occurrences
5 verses Acts4 occurrences
4 verses

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Genesis 3:19 Joshua 1:15 1 Kings 2:33 Job 10:21 Isaiah 35:10 Jeremiah 33:26 Hosea 2:9 Acts 20:3