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.

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263 occurrences239 verses33 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:19

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Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 51:11 · retained source text

Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall returne, and come with singing vnto Zion, and euerlasting ioy shalbe vpon their head: they shall obtaine gladnesse and ioy, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

1611 marginal noteChap. 35.10.

1611 marginal noteChap. 35.10.

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Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 55:7 · retained source text

Let the wicked forsake his way, & the vnrighteous man his thoughts: and let him returne vnto the LORD, and he will haue mercie vpon him, and to our God, for hee will abundantly pardon.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the man of iniquitie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. he wil multiplie to pardon.

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So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Isaiah 55:11 · retained source text

So shall my word bee that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not returne vnto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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¶ O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Isaiah 63:17 · retained source text

¶ O LORD, why hast thou made vs to erre from thy wayes? and hardened our heart from thy feare? Returne for thy seruants sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

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