KJV dictionary & concordance

very

Meaning of “very”

Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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257 occurrences246 verses42 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:31

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Job 1:3

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His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 1:3 · retained source text

His substance also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great houshold; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East.

1611 marginal noteOr, cattell.

1611 marginal noteOr, husbandrie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sonnes of the East.

Job 2:13

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So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

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1611 witness · Job 2:13 · retained source text

So they sate downe with him vpon the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and none spake a word vnto him; for they saw that his griefe was very great.

Job 15:10

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With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

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1611 witness · Job 15:10 · retained source text

With vs are both the gray headed, and very aged men, much elder then thy father.

Job 32:6

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And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

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1611 witness · Job 32:6 · retained source text

And Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite answered and sayd: I am yong, and yee are very old, wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

1611 marginal noteHeb. few of dayes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I feared.

Complete reference index — all 246 verses

Genesis 1:31 Genesis 4:5 Genesis 12:14 Genesis 13:2 Genesis 18:20 Genesis 21:11 Genesis 24:16 Genesis 26:13 Genesis 27:21 Genesis 27:24 Genesis 27:33 Genesis 34:7 Genesis 41:19 Genesis 41:31 Genesis 41:49 Genesis 47:13 Genesis 50:9 Genesis 50:10 Exodus 1:20 Exodus 8:28 Exodus 9:3 Exodus 9:16 Exodus 9:18 Exodus 9:24 Exodus 10:14 Exodus 11:3 Exodus 12:38 Exodus 30:36 Numbers 6:9 Numbers 11:33 Numbers 12:3 Numbers 13:28 Numbers 16:15 Numbers 22:17 Numbers 32:1 Deuteronomy 9:20 Deuteronomy 9:21 Deuteronomy 20:15 Deuteronomy 27:8 Deuteronomy 28:43 Deuteronomy 28:54 Deuteronomy 30:14 Deuteronomy 32:20 Joshua 1:7 Joshua 3:16 Joshua 8:4 Joshua 9:9 Joshua 9:13 Joshua 9:22 Joshua 10:20 Joshua 10:27 Joshua 11:4 Joshua 13:1 Joshua 22:8 Joshua 23:6 Judges 3:17 Judges 11:33 Judges 11:35 Judges 13:6 Judges 18:9 Ruth 1:20 1 Samuel 2:17 1 Samuel 2:22 1 Samuel 4:10 1 Samuel 5:9 1 Samuel 5:11 1 Samuel 14:15 1 Samuel 14:20 1 Samuel 14:31 1 Samuel 18:8 1 Samuel 18:15 1 Samuel 19:4 1 Samuel 20:7 1 Samuel 23:22 1 Samuel 25:2 1 Samuel 25:15 1 Samuel 25:34 1 Samuel 25:36 1 Samuel 26:4 2 Samuel 1:26 2 Samuel 2:17 2 Samuel 3:8 2 Samuel 11:2 2 Samuel 12:15 2 Samuel 13:3 2 Samuel 13:21 2 Samuel 13:36 2 Samuel 18:17 2 Samuel 19:32 2 Samuel 24:10 1 Kings 1:4 1 Kings 1:6 1 Kings 1:15 1 Kings 7:34 1 Kings 10:2 1 Kings 10:10 1 Kings 19:10 1 Kings 19:14 1 Kings 21:26 2 Kings 14:26 2 Kings 17:18 2 Kings 21:16 1 Chronicles 9:13 1 Chronicles 18:8 1 Chronicles 21:8 1 Chronicles 21:13 1 Chronicles 23:17 2 Chronicles 6:18 2 Chronicles 7:8 2 Chronicles 9:1 2 Chronicles 14:13 2 Chronicles 16:8 2 Chronicles 16:14 2 Chronicles 20:35 2 Chronicles 24:24 2 Chronicles 30:13 2 Chronicles 32:29 2 Chronicles 33:14 2 Chronicles 36:14 Ezra 10:1 Nehemiah 1:7 Nehemiah 2:2 Nehemiah 4:7 Nehemiah 5:6 Nehemiah 8:17 Esther 1:12 Job 1:3 Job 2:13 Job 15:10 Job 32:6 Psalms 5:9 Psalms 35:8 Psalms 46:1 Psalms 50:3 Psalms 71:19 Psalms 79:8 Psalms 89:2 Psalms 92:5 Psalms 93:5 Psalms 104:1 Psalms 105:12 Psalms 119:107 Psalms 119:138 Psalms 119:140 Psalms 142:6 Psalms 146:4 Psalms 147:15 Proverbs 17:9 Proverbs 27:15 Isaiah 1:9 Isaiah 5:1 Isaiah 10:25 Isaiah 16:6 Isaiah 16:14 Isaiah 24:16 Isaiah 29:17 Isaiah 30:19 Isaiah 31:1 Isaiah 33:17 Isaiah 40:15 Isaiah 47:6 Isaiah 48:8 Isaiah 52:13 Isaiah 64:9 Isaiah 64:12 Jeremiah 2:12 Jeremiah 4:19 Jeremiah 5:11 Jeremiah 12:1 Jeremiah 14:17 Jeremiah 18:13 Jeremiah 20:15 Jeremiah 24:2 Jeremiah 24:3 Jeremiah 27:7 Jeremiah 40:12 Jeremiah 46:20 Lamentations 5:22 Ezekiel 2:3 Ezekiel 16:47 Ezekiel 27:25 Ezekiel 33:32 Ezekiel 37:2 Ezekiel 40:2 Ezekiel 47:7 Ezekiel 47:9 Daniel 2:12 Daniel 6:19 Daniel 7:20 Daniel 8:8 Daniel 11:25 Joel 2:11 Amos 5:20 Jonah 4:1 Habakkuk 2:13 Zechariah 1:15 Zechariah 8:4 Zechariah 9:2 Zechariah 9:5 Zechariah 14:4 Matthew 10:30 Matthew 15:28 Matthew 17:18 Matthew 18:31 Matthew 21:8 Matthew 24:24 Matthew 26:7 Matthew 26:37 Mark 8:1 Mark 14:3 Mark 14:33 Mark 16:2 Mark 16:4 Luke 1:3 Luke 9:5 Luke 10:11 Luke 12:7 Luke 12:59 Luke 18:23 Luke 18:24 Luke 19:17 Luke 19:48 Luke 24:1 John 7:26 John 8:4 John 12:3 John 14:11 Acts 9:22 Acts 10:10 Acts 24:2 Acts 25:10 Romans 10:20 Romans 13:6 1 Corinthians 4:3 2 Corinthians 9:2 2 Corinthians 11:5 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Corinthians 12:15 Philippians 1:6 1 Thessalonians 5:13 1 Thessalonians 5:23 2 Timothy 1:17 2 Timothy 1:18 Hebrews 10:1 James 3:4 James 5:11

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Genesis 1:31 Jeremiah 10:10 John 17:3 Acts 9:22 James 5:11 Deuteronomy 9:20 1 Samuel 18:15 1 Chronicles 21:13 Psalms 105:12 Jeremiah 40:12 Mark 14:33