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
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
A wise man wil heare, and wil increase learning: and a man of vnderstanding shall attaine vnto wise counsels:
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
How long, ye simple ones, will ye loue simplicitie? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fooles hate knowledge?
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Turne you at my reproofe: behold, I will powre out my spirit vnto you, I will make knowen my wordes vnto you.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
I also will laugh at your calamitie, I wil mocke when your feare commeth.
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
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
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Say not vnto thy neighbour, Goe, and come againe, and to morrow I will giue, when thou hast it by thee.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
For by meanes of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteresse will hunt for the precious life.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the woman of a man, or a mans wife.
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
For iealousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
He will not regard any ransome; neither will hee rest content, though thou giuest many giftes.
1611 marginal noteHebr. he will not accept the face of any ransome.
He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in his hand.
1611 marginal noteOr, the New moone.
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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.
