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son

Meaning of “son”

1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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2,141 occurrences1,574 verses54 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:17

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Hosea 1:3
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 1:3 · retained source text

So he went and tooke Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, which conceiued and bare him a sonne.

Hosea 1:8
¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 1:8 · retained source text

¶ Now when shee had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she couceiued and bare a sonne.

Hosea 11:1
WHEN Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 11:1 · retained source text

¶ When Israel was a childe, then I loued him, and called my sonne out of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteMat.2.15

Hosea 13:13
The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 13:13 · retained source text

The sorrowes of a traueiling woman shall come vpon him, he is an vnwise sonne, for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking foorth of children.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a time.

Joel 1:1
THE word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joel 1:1 · retained source text

¶ The word of the LORD that came to Ioel the sonne of Pethuel.

Amos 1:1
THE words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 1:1 · retained source text

¶ The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen of Tekoa, which hee sawe concerning Israel, in the daies of Uzziah King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash king of Israel, two yere before the earthquake.

1611 marginal noteZech.14.5.

Amos 7:14
¶ Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 7:14 · retained source text

¶ Then answered Amos, and sayde to Amaziah; I was no Prophet, neither was I a Prophets sonne, but I was an heardman, and a gatherer of Sycomore fruit.

1611 marginal noteOr, wilde figges.

Amos 8:10
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 8:10 · retained source text

And I will turne your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation, and I will bring vp sackcloth vpon all loynes, and baldnesse vpon euery head: and I will make it as the mourning of an onely sonne, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

Jonah 1:1
NOW the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jonah 1:1 · retained source text

¶ Now the word of the LORD came vnto Ionah the sonne of Amittai, saying,

1611 marginal noteCalled, Matth. 12.39. Ionas.

Micah 6:5
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 6:5 · retained source text

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the sonne of Beor answered him from Shittim vnto Gilgal, that yee may know the righteousnesse of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteNum. 25.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 5.

1611 marginal noteNum.22.5. and 23.7.

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Genesis148 occurrences
131 verses
Exodus32 occurrences
27 verses
Leviticus6 occurrences
5 verses
Numbers148 occurrences
132 verses
Deuteronomy32 occurrences
28 verses
Joshua44 occurrences
35 verses
Judges52 occurrences
47 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel79 occurrences
65 verses
2 Samuel133 occurrences
105 verses
1 Kings130 occurrences
114 verses
2 Kings147 occurrences
111 verses
1 Chronicles324 occurrences
163 verses
2 Chronicles104 occurrences
77 verses
Ezra44 occurrences
25 verses
Nehemiah117 occurrences
50 verses
Esther8 occurrences
6 verses
Job5 occurrences
5 verses
Psalms11 occurrences
11 verses
Proverbs44 occurrences
40 verses
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah35 occurrences
30 verses
Jeremiah147 occurrences
98 verses
Ezekiel108 occurrences
105 verses
Daniel3 occurrences
3 verses
Hosea6 occurrences
5 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos3 occurrences
3 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah5 occurrences
1 verse
Haggai10 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah8 occurrences
6 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew24 occurrences
22 verses
Mark12 occurrences
11 verses
Luke105 occurrences
43 verses
John20 occurrences
20 verses
Acts8 occurrences
8 verses
Romans1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
Galatians5 occurrences
2 verses
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews7 occurrences
7 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation1 occurrence
1 verse

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