KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To desire, choose, or determine. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, to express intention, promise, determination, expectation, or what is to occur. Sense 3: The power or act of choosing or determining; a desire, choice, intention, purpose, direction, pleasure, or power of disposal. Sense 4: In good will, favour, kindness, or benevolent purpose.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:18
Complete exact-word concordance
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
If Balak would give mee his house full of siluer and gold, I cannot goe beyond the commandement of the LORD, to doe either good or bad of mine owne mind? But what the LORD saith, that will I speake.
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
And now beholde, I goe vnto my people: come therefore, and I will aduertise thee, what this people shall doe to thy people in the latter dayes.
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
For if yee turne away from after him, hee will yet againe leaue them in the wildernesse, and ye shall destroy all this people.
¶ And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
¶ And they came neere vnto him, and said, Wee will build sheepfoldes here for our cattell, and cities for our litle ones.
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
But we ourselues will goe ready armed before the children of Israel, vntill wee haue brought them vnto their place: and our litle ones shall dwell in the fenced cities, because of the inhabitants of the land.
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
Wee will not returne vnto our houses, vntill the children of Israel haue inherited euery man his inheritance:
For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
For wee will not inherite with them on yonder side Iordane, or forward, because our inheritance is fallen to vs on this side Iordane Eastward.
¶ And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
¶ And Moses said vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, if ye will goe armed before the LORD to warre,
1611 marginal noteIosh. 1.13.
And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
And will goe all of you armed ouer Iordane before the LORD, vntill he hath driuen out his enemies from before him,
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
But if ye will not doe so, behold, yee haue sinned against the LORD: and bee sure your sinne will finde you out.
Use the concordance pages above to reach every reference.
Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.
Source order
1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To desire, wish.
Choice; determination. ... Choice; discretion; pleasure. ... Command; direction. ... Disposition; inclination; desire. ... Power; arbitrary disposal. ... Good will, favor; kindness. ... Right intention.
To determine; to decide in the mind that something shall be done or forborne. ... To command; to direct. ... To be inclined or resolved to have. ... To wish; to desire. ... It is sometimes equivalent to may be. ... Will is used as an auxiliary verb, and a sign of the future tense.
