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word

Meaning of “word”

Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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690 occurrences668 verses57 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 15:1

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Zephaniah 1:1
THE word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:1 · retained source text

¶ The worde of the LORD which came vnto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the sonne of Amariah, the sonne of Hizkiah, in the dayes of Iosiah, the sonne of Amon king of Iudah.

Zephaniah 2:5
Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zephaniah 2:5 · retained source text

Woe vnto the inhabitants of the sea coast: the nation of the Cherethites, the word of the LORD is against you: O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will euen destroy thee, that there shal be no inhabitant.

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Where “word” appears

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Genesis7 occurrences
7 verses
Exodus8 occurrences
8 verses
Leviticus1 occurrence
1 verse
Numbers19 occurrences
18 verses
Deuteronomy12 occurrences
12 verses
Joshua9 occurrences
9 verses
1 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses
2 Samuel13 occurrences
13 verses
1 Kings49 occurrences
46 verses
2 Kings22 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles12 occurrences
12 verses
2 Chronicles15 occurrences
15 verses
Ezra3 occurrences
3 verses
Nehemiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Esther2 occurrences
2 verses
Job1 occurrence
1 verse
Psalms60 occurrences
58 verses
Proverbs6 occurrences
6 verses
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse
Isaiah28 occurrences
27 verses
Jeremiah98 occurrences
93 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel69 occurrences
68 verses
Daniel5 occurrences
5 verses
Hosea3 occurrences
3 verses
Joel2 occurrences
2 verses
Amos6 occurrences
5 verses
Jonah4 occurrences
4 verses
Micah2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah2 occurrences
2 verses
Haggai6 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah13 occurrences
13 verses
Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse
Matthew19 occurrences
18 verses
Mark13 occurrences
12 verses
Luke20 occurrences
20 verses
John18 occurrences
18 verses
Acts40 occurrences
40 verses
Romans6 occurrences
5 verses
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
3 verses
2 Corinthians7 occurrences
7 verses
Galatians2 occurrences
2 verses
Ephesians3 occurrences
3 verses
Philippians2 occurrences
2 verses
Colossians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Thessalonians7 occurrences
5 verses
2 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Timothy4 occurrences
4 verses
Titus3 occurrences
3 verses
Hebrews12 occurrences
12 verses
James5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Peter7 occurrences
5 verses
2 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John5 occurrences
5 verses
Revelation7 occurrences
7 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

John 17:17

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Psalms 119:105

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Psalms 119:140

Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

Psalms 119:160

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.