KJV dictionary & concordance
A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:18
Complete exact-word concordance
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Though an host should encampe against me, my heart shall not feare: though warre should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
1611 marginal notePsal3.6.
O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
O LORD, thou hast brought vp my soule from the graue: thou hast kept me aliue, that I should not goe downe to the pit.
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
For I said, heare me, least otherwise they should reioyce ouer me: when my foot slippeth, they magnifie themselues against me.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Wherefore should I feare in the daies of euill, when the iniquitie of my heeles shall compasse me about?
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should haue bene for their welfare, let it become a trap.
1611 marginal noteRom.11.9
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
If I say, I will speake thus: behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
For he established a Testimony in Iacob, and appointed a Law in Israel, which he commaunded our fathers: that they should make them knowen to their children.
1611 marginal noteDeut.4.9. and 6.7.
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
That the generation to come might know them, euen the children which should be borne: who should arise and declare them to their children:
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Wherfore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be knowen among the heathen in our sight by the reuenging of the blood of thy seruants which is shed.
1611 marginal noteHeb. vengeance.
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Historical English dictionary sources
The preterit of shall, but now used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past time or conditional present. 'He should have paid the debt at the time the note became due.' Should here denotes past time. 'I should ride to town this day if the weather would permit.' Here should expresses present or future time conditionally. […] When should in this person is uttered without emphasis, it declares simply that an event would take place, on some condition or under circumstances.
