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say

Meaning of “say”

Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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1,056 occurrences1,001 verses57 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:12

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Daniel 4:35
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And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 4:35 · retained source text

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and hee doth according to his will in the armie of heauen, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say vnto him, What doest thou?

1611 marginal noteIob.9.12. isai.45.9.

Daniel 5:11
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There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 5:11 · retained source text

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whome is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisedome like the wisedome of the gods, was found in him: whom the king Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the king, Isay, thy father made master of the magicians, astrologers, Caldeans, and soothsayers,

1611 marginal noteOr, grandfather.

1611 marginal noteOr, grandfather.

1611 marginal noteCha.2.48

1611 marginal noteCha. 4.6.

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Where “say” appears

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Genesis25 occurrences
24 versesExodus33 occurrences
31 versesLeviticus15 occurrences
15 versesNumbers24 occurrences
24 versesDeuteronomy51 occurrences
50 versesJoshua8 occurrences
7 versesJudges12 occurrences
10 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel19 occurrences
19 verses2 Samuel20 occurrences
20 verses1 Kings18 occurrences
16 verses2 Kings16 occurrences
16 verses1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles8 occurrences
8 versesEzra2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob22 occurrences
22 versesPsalms40 occurrences
39 versesProverbs10 occurrences
10 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah54 occurrences
52 versesJeremiah89 occurrences
83 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel92 occurrences
90 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea10 occurrences
9 versesJoel4 occurrences
3 versesAmos9 occurrences
7 versesMicah5 occurrences
5 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah8 occurrences
7 versesMalachi11 occurrences
9 versesMatthew117 occurrences
105 versesMark56 occurrences
49 versesLuke91 occurrences
85 versesJohn52 occurrences
51 versesActs15 occurrences
15 versesRomans21 occurrences
21 verses1 Corinthians21 occurrences
21 verses2 Corinthians6 occurrences
6 versesGalatians5 occurrences
5 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians3 occurrences
3 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews7 occurrences
7 versesJames8 occurrences
7 verses1 John5 occurrences
5 versesRevelation12 occurrences
11 verses

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