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what

Concordance for “what”

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985 occurrences882 verses59 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:19

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Showing verses 1–4 of 4 · 6 word occurrences in this result

Jonah 1:6
So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jonah 1:6 · retained source text

So the shipmaster came to him, and said vnto him; What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call vpon thy God, if so be that God wil thinke vpon vs, that we perish not.

Jonah 1:8
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jonah 1:8 · retained source text

Then said they vnto him, Tel vs, we pray thee, for whose cause this euill is vpon vs: What is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? What is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?

Jonah 1:11
¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jonah 1:11 · retained source text

¶ Then said they vnto him, What shall we doe vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? (for the sea wrought and was tempestuous.)

1611 marginal noteHebr. may be silent from vs.

1611 marginal noteOr grew more and more tempestuous. Heb. went.

Jonah 4:5
So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jonah 4:5 · retained source text

So Ionah went out of the citie, and sate on the East side of the city, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadow, till hee might see what would become of the citie.

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Genesis46 occurrences
43 verses
Exodus23 occurrences
22 verses
Leviticus4 occurrences
4 verses
Numbers19 occurrences
18 verses
Deuteronomy23 occurrences
22 verses
Joshua12 occurrences
12 verses
Judges27 occurrences
23 verses
Ruth3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Samuel47 occurrences
41 verses
2 Samuel30 occurrences
29 verses
1 Kings23 occurrences
21 verses
2 Kings23 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Chronicles14 occurrences
13 verses
Ezra4 occurrences
4 verses
Nehemiah7 occurrences
7 verses
Esther19 occurrences
13 verses
Job44 occurrences
35 verses
Psalms22 occurrences
21 verses
Proverbs10 occurrences
7 verses
Ecclesiastes20 occurrences
17 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
3 verses
Isaiah28 occurrences
25 verses
Jeremiah37 occurrences
31 verses
Lamentations4 occurrences
2 verses
Ezekiel16 occurrences
16 verses
Daniel12 occurrences
11 verses
Hosea6 occurrences
5 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos4 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah6 occurrences
4 verses
Micah8 occurrences
5 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk3 occurrences
2 verses
Zechariah17 occurrences
15 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew60 occurrences
53 verses
Mark54 occurrences
49 verses
Luke74 occurrences
71 verses
John53 occurrences
47 verses
Acts45 occurrences
42 verses
Romans30 occurrences
28 verses
1 Corinthians25 occurrences
24 verses
2 Corinthians15 occurrences
7 verses
Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse
Ephesians8 occurrences
7 verses
Philippians3 occurrences
3 verses
Colossians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews5 occurrences
5 verses
James5 occurrences
4 verses
1 Peter4 occurrences
3 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation11 occurrences
11 verses