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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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Showing verses 11–20 of 93 · 103 word occurrences in this result

Job 3:6
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 3:6 · retained source text

As for that night, let darkenesse seaze vpon it, let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yeere, let it not come into the number of the moneths.

1611 marginal noteOr, let it not reioyce among the dayes.

Job 3:25
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 3:25 · retained source text

For the thing which I greatly feared is come vpon me, and that which I was afraid of, is come vnto me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I feared a feare, and it came vpon me.

Job 4:5
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 4:5 · retained source text

But now it is come vpon thee, and thou faintest, it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Job 4:14
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 4:14 · retained source text

Feare came vpon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

1611 marginal noteHeb. met mee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the multitude of my bones.

Job 5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 5:10 · retained source text

Who giueth raine vpon the earth, and sendeth waters vpon the fields:

1611 marginal noteHeb. outplaces.

Job 6:28
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 6:28 · retained source text

Now therefore be content, looke vpon mee, for it is euident vnto you, if I lie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. before your face.

Job 7:1
IS there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 7:1 · retained source text

¶ Is there not an appointed time to man vpon earth? are not his dayes also like the dayes of an hireling?

1611 marginal noteOr, warfare.

Job 7:8
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 7:8 · retained source text

The eye of him that hath seene me, shall see mee no more: thine eyes are vpon me, and I am not.

1611 marginal noteThat is, I can liue no longer.

Job 7:17
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 7:17 · retained source text

What is man, that thou shouldest magnifie him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart vpon him?

1611 marginal notePsal. 8.4. and 144.3. heb. 2.6.

Job 8:9
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 8:9 · retained source text

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our dayes vpon earth are a shadow.)

1611 marginal noteHeb. not.

1611 marginal noteSee chap. 7.6. gen. 47.9. 1.chron. 29.15. psal. 144.4. psal. 39.14.

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Where “upon” appears

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Genesis141 occurrences
121 verses
Exodus217 occurrences
159 verses
Leviticus202 occurrences
158 verses
Numbers94 occurrences
83 verses
Deuteronomy104 occurrences
87 verses
Joshua37 occurrences
31 verses
Judges62 occurrences
57 verses
Ruth4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Samuel78 occurrences
68 verses
2 Samuel52 occurrences
44 verses
1 Kings92 occurrences
74 verses
2 Kings58 occurrences
44 verses
1 Chronicles28 occurrences
27 verses
2 Chronicles79 occurrences
69 verses
Ezra16 occurrences
14 verses
Nehemiah27 occurrences
24 verses
Esther24 occurrences
18 verses
Job103 occurrences
93 verses
Psalms194 occurrences
175 verses
Proverbs30 occurrences
28 verses
Ecclesiastes11 occurrences
10 verses
Song of Solomon16 occurrences
13 verses
Isaiah166 occurrences
123 verses
Jeremiah185 occurrences
144 verses
Lamentations13 occurrences
12 verses
Ezekiel249 occurrences
203 verses
Daniel44 occurrences
40 verses
Hosea22 occurrences
21 verses
Joel10 occurrences
8 verses
Amos28 occurrences
24 verses
Obadiah5 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah9 occurrences
7 verses
Micah11 occurrences
10 verses
Nahum8 occurrences
8 verses
Habakkuk7 occurrences
6 verses
Zephaniah9 occurrences
6 verses
Haggai11 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah35 occurrences
26 verses
Malachi4 occurrences
4 verses
Matthew32 occurrences
30 verses
Mark22 occurrences
22 verses
Luke42 occurrences
41 verses
John11 occurrences
11 verses
Acts38 occurrences
36 verses
Romans14 occurrences
12 verses
1 Corinthians9 occurrences
8 verses
2 Corinthians9 occurrences
9 verses
Galatians2 occurrences
2 verses
Ephesians3 occurrences
3 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
2 verses
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews4 occurrences
4 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
1 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation57 occurrences
46 verses

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