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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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Psalms 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 34:11 · retained source text

Come yee children, hearken vnto me: I will teach you the feare of the LORD.

Psalms 50:22
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 50:22 · retained source text

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I teare you in pieces, and there be none to deliuer.

Psalms 62:3
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 62:3 · retained source text

How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shall be slaine all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

Psalms 82:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 82:6 · retained source text

I haue said, Ye are gods: and all of you are children of the most High:

1611 marginal noteIohn 10.34.

Psalms 118:26
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 118:26 · retained source text

Blessed be he that commeth in the Name of the LORD: wee haue blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteMat. 21,9.

Psalms 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 127:2 · retained source text

It is vaine for you to rise vp early, to sit vp late, to eate the bread of sorrowes: for so hee giueth his beloued sleepe.

Psalms 129:8
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 129:8 · retained source text

Neither doe they which goe by, say, The blessing of the LORD be vpon you: wee blesse you in the Name of the LORD.

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Where “you” appears

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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)