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you

Meaning of “you”

The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2,613 occurrences2,004 verses61 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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Jeremiah 2:7
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:7 · retained source text

And I brought you into a plentifull countrey, to eate the fruit thereof, and the goodnesse thereof; but when ye entred yee defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

1611 marginal notePsal.78.58. and 106.38.

Jeremiah 2:9
¶ Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:9 · retained source text

¶ Wherefore, I will yet pleade with you, sayth the LORD, and with your childrens children will I pleade.

Jeremiah 3:12
¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:12 · retained source text

¶ Go and proclaime these words toward the North, and say, Returne thou backesliding Israel, sayeth the LORD, and I will not cause mine anger to fall vpon you: for I am mercifull, saith the LORD, and I will not keepe anger for euer.

1611 marginal notePsal.86.15. and 103 8,9.

Jeremiah 3:14
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:14 · retained source text

Turne, O backesliding children, saith the LORD, for I am maried vnto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I wil bring you to Zion.

Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:15 · retained source text

And I will giue you Pastours according to mine heart, which shall feede you with knowledge and vnderstanding.

1611 marginal noteCha.23.4.

Jeremiah 4:8
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:8 · retained source text

For this gird you with sackcloth; lament and howle: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned backe from vs.

1611 marginal noteChap. 6.26.

Jeremiah 5:15
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:15 · retained source text

Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 28.49. cha. 1.15. and 6.22.

Jeremiah 5:18
Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:18 · retained source text

Neuerthelesse in those daies, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.

1611 marginal noteCha.4.27.

Jeremiah 5:25
¶ Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:25 · retained source text

¶ Your iniquities haue turned away these things, & your sinnes haue withholden good things from you.

Jeremiah 6:17
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:17 · retained source text

Also I set watchmen ouer you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet: but they said, We wil not hearken.

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Genesis82 occurrences
62 verses
Exodus91 occurrences
68 verses
Leviticus130 occurrences
101 verses
Numbers85 occurrences
71 verses
Deuteronomy187 occurrences
141 verses
Joshua108 occurrences
70 verses
Judges45 occurrences
29 verses
Ruth5 occurrences
4 verses
1 Samuel60 occurrences
47 verses
2 Samuel21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Kings12 occurrences
9 verses
2 Kings27 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
4 verses
2 Chronicles41 occurrences
28 verses
Ezra6 occurrences
6 verses
Nehemiah8 occurrences
8 verses
Esther1 occurrence
1 verse
Job24 occurrences
17 verses
Psalms10 occurrences
8 verses
Proverbs6 occurrences
4 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah51 occurrences
44 verses
Jeremiah143 occurrences
94 verses
Lamentations2 occurrences
2 verses
Ezekiel115 occurrences
77 verses
Daniel5 occurrences
5 verses
Hosea6 occurrences
5 verses
Joel9 occurrences
6 verses
Amos21 occurrences
16 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
1 verse
Micah9 occurrences
7 verses
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah6 occurrences
3 verses
Haggai11 occurrences
10 verses
Zechariah16 occurrences
14 verses
Malachi17 occurrences
15 verses
Matthew157 occurrences
131 verses
Mark58 occurrences
46 verses
Luke160 occurrences
134 verses
John160 occurrences
113 verses
Acts76 occurrences
59 verses
Romans54 occurrences
43 verses
1 Corinthians102 occurrences
84 verses
2 Corinthians116 occurrences
83 verses
Galatians41 occurrences
31 verses
Ephesians19 occurrences
18 verses
Philippians29 occurrences
26 verses
Colossians35 occurrences
29 verses
1 Thessalonians55 occurrences
43 verses
2 Thessalonians33 occurrences
25 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Philemon3 occurrences
3 verses
Hebrews24 occurrences
18 verses
James17 occurrences
16 verses
1 Peter33 occurrences
28 verses
2 Peter13 occurrences
11 verses
1 John29 occurrences
18 verses
2 John4 occurrences
3 verses
Jude9 occurrences
6 verses
Revelation11 occurrences
10 verses

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Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

But from the Belgic dialect, it appears to be in the singular as well as the plural, and our universal popular usage, in applying it to a single person with a verb in the singular number, is correct. […] The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative or objective case.

volume 2, leaf 952, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 55)