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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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Proverbs 1:27
When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 1:27 · retained source text

When your feare commeth as desolation, and your destruction commeth as a whirlewinde; when distresse and anguish commeth vpon you:

1611 marginal noteIob.27.9 isa. 1.15. ier.11.11. & 14.12.

Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 1:28 · retained source text

Then shall they call vpon mee, but I will not answere; they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:

1611 marginal noteMicah.3.4

Proverbs 3:3
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 3:3 · retained source text

Let not mercy and trueth forsake thee: bind them about thy necke, write them vpon the table of thine heart.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.9 deut. 6.8.

Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 3:18 · retained source text

She is a tree of life, to them that lay hold vpon her: and happy is euery one that retaineth her.

Proverbs 6:28
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:28 · retained source text

Can one goe vpon hote coales, and his feete not be burnt?

Proverbs 7:3
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 7:3 · retained source text

Bind them vpon thy fingers, write them vpon the table of thine heart.

Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 8:27 · retained source text

When hee prepared the heauens, I was there: when he set a compasse vpon the face of the depth.

1611 marginal noteOr, a circle.

Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:6 · retained source text

Blessings are vpon the head of the iust: but violence couereth the mouth of the wicked.

1611 marginal noteVerse 11.

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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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