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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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Obadiah 1:11
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In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Obadiah 1:11 · retained source text

In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers caried away captiue his forces, and forreiners entred into his gates, and cast lots vpon Ierusalem, euen thou wast as one of them.

1611 marginal noteOr, caried away his substance.

Obadiah 1:15
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For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:15 · retained source text

For the day of the LORD is neere vpon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall bee done vnto thee, thy reward shall returne vpon thine owne head.

1611 marginal noteEzek. 35.15.

Obadiah 1:16
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For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:16 · retained source text

For as ye haue drunke vpon my holy mountaine, so shall all the heathen drinke continually: yea, they shall drinke, and they shall swallow downe, and they shall bee as though they had not bene.

1611 marginal noteOr, sup vp.

Obadiah 1:17
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¶ But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:17 · retained source text

¶ But vpon mount Zion shall be deliuerance, and there shall be holinesse, and the house of Iacob shall possesse their possessions.

1611 marginal noteOr, they that escape.

1611 marginal noteOr, it shall be holy.

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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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