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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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First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Showing verses 31–40 of 93 · 103 word occurrences in this result

Job 13:27
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 13:27 · retained source text

Thou puttest my feete also in the stockes, and lookest narrowly vnto all my pathes; thou settest a print vpon the heeles of my feete.

1611 marginal noteHeb. obseruest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. roots.

Job 14:3
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 14:3 · retained source text

And doest thou open thine eies vpon such an one, and bringest me into iudgment with thee?

Job 14:22
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 14:22 · retained source text

But his flesh vpon him shall haue paine, and his soule within him shall mourne.

Job 15:21
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 15:21 · retained source text

A dreadfull sound is in his eares; in prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a sound of feares.

Job 15:26
He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 15:26 · retained source text

He runneth vpon him, euen on his necke, vpon the thicke bosses of his bucklers:

Job 15:29
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 15:29 · retained source text

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof vpon the earth.

Job 16:9
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 16:9 · retained source text

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth vpon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes vpon me.

Job 16:10
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 16:10 · retained source text

They haue gaped vpon me with their mouth, they haue smitten me vpon the cheeke reprochfully, they haue gathered themselues together against mee.

Job 16:14
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 16:14 · retained source text

He breaketh me with breach vpon breach, he runneth vpon me like a giant.

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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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