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upon

Meaning of “upon”

1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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2,747 occurrences2,292 verses60 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Habakkuk 1:13
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Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 1:13 · retained source text

Thou art of purer eyes then to beholde euill, and canst not looke on ininquitie: wherefore lookest thou vpon them that deale treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man that is more righteous then hee?

1611 marginal noteOr, grieuance.

Habakkuk 2:1
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I WILL stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Habakkuk 2:1 · retained source text

¶ I will stand vpon my watch, & set mee vpon the towre, and will watch to see what he will say vnto me, and what I shall answere when I am reproued.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fenced place.

1611 marginal noteOr, in me.

1611 marginal noteOr, when I am argued with. Heb. vpon my reproofe or arguing.

1611 marginal noteIsai.21.8.

Habakkuk 3:1
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A PRAYER of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
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¶ A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet vpon Sigionoth.

1611 marginal noteOr, according to variable songs or tunes called in hebrew, Shigianoth.

Habakkuk 3:8
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Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
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Was the LORD displeased against the riuers? was thine anger against the riuers? was thy wrath against the Sea, that thou didst ride vpon thine horses, and thy charets of saluation?

1611 marginal noteOr, thy charets were saluation.

Habakkuk 3:19
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The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
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1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:19 · retained source text

The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hindes feet, and he will make me to walke vpon mine high places. To the chiefe singer on my stringed instruments.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Neginoth.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 22.34. psal. 18.34.

Reference index — this page of 2,292 verses
Habakkuk 1:13Habakkuk 2:1Habakkuk 2:2Habakkuk 3:1Habakkuk 3:8Habakkuk 3:19

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Where “upon” appears

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Genesis141 occurrences
121 versesExodus217 occurrences
159 versesLeviticus202 occurrences
158 versesNumbers94 occurrences
83 versesDeuteronomy104 occurrences
87 versesJoshua37 occurrences
31 versesJudges62 occurrences
57 versesRuth4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel78 occurrences
68 verses2 Samuel52 occurrences
44 verses1 Kings92 occurrences
74 verses2 Kings58 occurrences
44 verses1 Chronicles28 occurrences
27 verses2 Chronicles79 occurrences
69 versesEzra16 occurrences
14 versesNehemiah27 occurrences
24 versesEsther24 occurrences
18 versesJob103 occurrences
93 versesPsalms194 occurrences
175 versesProverbs30 occurrences
28 versesEcclesiastes11 occurrences
10 versesSong of Solomon16 occurrences
13 versesIsaiah166 occurrences
123 versesJeremiah185 occurrences
144 versesLamentations13 occurrences
12 versesEzekiel249 occurrences
203 versesDaniel44 occurrences
40 versesHosea22 occurrences
21 versesJoel10 occurrences
8 versesAmos28 occurrences
24 versesObadiah5 occurrences
4 versesJonah9 occurrences
7 versesMicah11 occurrences
10 versesNahum8 occurrences
8 versesHabakkuk7 occurrences
6 versesZephaniah9 occurrences
6 versesHaggai11 occurrences
3 versesZechariah35 occurrences
26 versesMalachi4 occurrences
4 versesMatthew32 occurrences
30 versesMark22 occurrences
22 versesLuke42 occurrences
41 versesJohn11 occurrences
11 versesActs38 occurrences
36 versesRomans14 occurrences
12 verses1 Corinthians9 occurrences
8 verses2 Corinthians9 occurrences
9 versesGalatians2 occurrences
2 versesEphesians3 occurrences
3 versesPhilippians4 occurrences
4 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews4 occurrences
4 versesJames3 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John2 occurrences
2 versesJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation57 occurrences
46 verses

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