KJV dictionary & concordance

yea

Meaning of “yea”

1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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339 occurrences319 verses52 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:1

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Lamentations 1:8

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Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Lamentations 1:8 · retained source text

Ierusalem hath grieuously sinned, therefore she is remoued: all that honoured her, despise her, because they haue seene her nakednesse: yea, shee sigheth and turneth backward.

1611 marginal noteHeb. is become a remouing or wandering.

Complete reference index — all 319 verses

Genesis 3:1 Genesis 17:16 Genesis 20:6 Genesis 27:33 Leviticus 25:35 Numbers 10:32 Deuteronomy 33:3 Judges 5:29 1 Samuel 15:20 1 Samuel 21:5 1 Samuel 24:11 2 Samuel 19:30 2 Samuel 22:39 2 Kings 2:3 2 Kings 2:5 2 Kings 16:3 1 Chronicles 16:21 2 Chronicles 26:20 Ezra 9:2 Nehemiah 5:15 Nehemiah 5:16 Nehemiah 6:10 Nehemiah 9:18 Nehemiah 9:21 Esther 5:12 Job 1:15 Job 1:17 Job 2:4 Job 5:19 Job 6:10 Job 6:27 Job 6:29 Job 9:10 Job 11:15 Job 11:18 Job 11:19 Job 12:3 Job 14:10 Job 15:4 Job 15:6 Job 15:15 Job 18:5 Job 19:18 Job 20:8 Job 20:25 Job 21:7 Job 22:25 Job 25:5 Job 28:27 Job 30:2 Job 30:8 Job 30:9 Job 31:8 Job 31:11 Job 32:12 Job 33:14 Job 33:22 Job 34:12 Job 36:7 Job 40:5 Job 41:24 Psalms 7:5 Psalms 8:7 Psalms 16:6 Psalms 18:10 Psalms 18:14 Psalms 18:48 Psalms 19:10 Psalms 23:4 Psalms 25:3 Psalms 27:6 Psalms 29:5 Psalms 29:10 Psalms 31:9 Psalms 35:10 Psalms 35:15 Psalms 35:21 Psalms 35:27 Psalms 37:10 Psalms 37:36 Psalms 40:8 Psalms 41:9 Psalms 43:4 Psalms 44:22 Psalms 57:1 Psalms 58:2 Psalms 59:16 Psalms 68:3 Psalms 68:16 Psalms 68:18 Psalms 72:11 Psalms 78:19 Psalms 78:38 Psalms 78:41 Psalms 83:11 Psalms 83:17 Psalms 84:2 Psalms 84:3 Psalms 85:12 Psalms 90:17 Psalms 93:4 Psalms 94:23 Psalms 102:13 Psalms 102:26 Psalms 105:12 Psalms 105:14 Psalms 106:24 Psalms 106:37 Psalms 109:30 Psalms 116:5 Psalms 118:11 Psalms 119:34 Psalms 119:103 Psalms 119:127 Psalms 128:6 Psalms 137:1 Psalms 138:5 Psalms 139:12 Psalms 144:15 Proverbs 2:3 Proverbs 2:9 Proverbs 3:24 Proverbs 6:16 Proverbs 7:26 Proverbs 8:18 Proverbs 8:19 Proverbs 16:4 Proverbs 22:10 Proverbs 23:16 Proverbs 23:34 Proverbs 24:5 Proverbs 29:17 Proverbs 30:15 Proverbs 30:18 Proverbs 30:29 Proverbs 31:20 Ecclesiastes 1:16 Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ecclesiastes 2:23 Ecclesiastes 3:19 Ecclesiastes 4:3 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 6:6 Ecclesiastes 7:18 Ecclesiastes 8:17 Ecclesiastes 9:3 Ecclesiastes 10:3 Ecclesiastes 12:9 Song of Solomon 1:16 Song of Solomon 5:1 Song of Solomon 5:16 Song of Solomon 6:9 Song of Solomon 8:1 Isaiah 1:15 Isaiah 5:10 Isaiah 5:29 Isaiah 14:8 Isaiah 19:21 Isaiah 24:16 Isaiah 26:8 Isaiah 26:9 Isaiah 26:11 Isaiah 29:5 Isaiah 30:33 Isaiah 32:13 Isaiah 40:24 Isaiah 41:10 Isaiah 41:23 Isaiah 41:26 Isaiah 42:13 Isaiah 43:7 Isaiah 43:13 Isaiah 44:8 Isaiah 44:12 Isaiah 44:15 Isaiah 44:16 Isaiah 44:19 Isaiah 45:21 Isaiah 46:6 Isaiah 46:7 Isaiah 46:11 Isaiah 47:3 Isaiah 48:8 Isaiah 48:15 Isaiah 49:15 Isaiah 55:1 Isaiah 56:9 Isaiah 56:11 Isaiah 59:15 Isaiah 60:12 Isaiah 66:3 Jeremiah 2:37 Jeremiah 5:28 Jeremiah 8:7 Jeremiah 12:2 Jeremiah 12:6 Jeremiah 14:5 Jeremiah 14:18 Jeremiah 23:11 Jeremiah 23:26 Jeremiah 27:21 Jeremiah 31:3 Jeremiah 31:19 Jeremiah 32:41 Jeremiah 46:16 Jeremiah 51:44 Lamentations 1:8 Ezekiel 6:14 Ezekiel 16:6 Ezekiel 16:8 Ezekiel 16:9 Ezekiel 16:28 Ezekiel 16:52 Ezekiel 17:10 Ezekiel 22:2 Ezekiel 22:21 Ezekiel 22:29 Ezekiel 23:36 Ezekiel 26:18 Ezekiel 28:26 Ezekiel 32:10 Ezekiel 32:28 Ezekiel 34:6 Ezekiel 36:12 Ezekiel 37:27 Ezekiel 39:13 Daniel 8:11 Daniel 9:11 Daniel 9:21 Daniel 10:19 Daniel 11:22 Daniel 11:24 Daniel 11:26 Hosea 2:19 Hosea 4:3 Hosea 7:9 Hosea 8:10 Hosea 9:12 Hosea 9:16 Hosea 12:4 Hosea 12:11 Joel 1:16 Joel 1:18 Joel 2:3 Joel 2:19 Joel 3:4 Amos 8:6 Obadiah 1:13 Obadiah 1:16 Jonah 3:8 Micah 3:7 Nahum 1:5 Habakkuk 2:5 Zephaniah 2:1 Haggai 2:19 Zechariah 7:12 Zechariah 8:22 Zechariah 10:7 Zechariah 14:5 Zechariah 14:21 Malachi 2:2 Malachi 3:15 Malachi 4:1 Matthew 5:37 Matthew 9:28 Matthew 11:9 Matthew 13:51 Matthew 21:16 Matthew 26:60 Luke 2:35 Luke 7:26 Luke 11:28 Luke 12:5 Luke 12:57 Luke 14:26 Luke 24:22 John 11:27 John 16:2 John 16:32 John 21:15 John 21:16 Acts 3:16 Acts 3:24 Acts 5:8 Acts 7:43 Acts 20:34 Acts 22:27 Romans 3:4 Romans 3:31 Romans 8:34 Romans 14:4 Romans 15:20 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Corinthians 2:10 1 Corinthians 4:3 1 Corinthians 9:16 1 Corinthians 15:15 1 Corinthians 16:6 2 Corinthians 1:17 2 Corinthians 1:18 2 Corinthians 1:19 2 Corinthians 1:20 2 Corinthians 5:16 2 Corinthians 7:11 2 Corinthians 7:13 2 Corinthians 8:3 Galatians 4:17 Philippians 1:18 Philippians 2:17 Philippians 3:8 2 Timothy 3:12 Philemon 1:20 Hebrews 11:36 James 2:18 James 5:12 1 Peter 5:5 2 Peter 1:13 3 John 1:12 Revelation 14:13

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Genesis 3:1 Matthew 5:37 Romans 3:4,31 Philippians 3:8 Revelation 14:13 2 Kings 2:3 Matthew 9:28 Luke 11:28 2 Corinthians 1:20 Romans 10:18 Acts 16:37 Romans 3:4 Romans 3:31 Job 21:7 Psalms 78:19 Ecclesiastes 1:16 Isaiah 48:8 Daniel 9:11 Luke 12:57