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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Damascus

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

60exact KJV occurrences 45Old Testament 15New Testament 15books containing the word 3mapped Strong's IDs 60occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 14:15

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Galatians 1:17

Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where Damascus appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH1834
דַּמֶּשֶׂק

Dammeseq · dam-meh'-sek

44 times translated as this KJV form44 total Strong's occurrences

n-pr-loc

Damascus, a city of Syria

Strong's KJV usage: Damascus.

Strong's first: Genesis 14:15Strong's last: Zechariah 9:1

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GreekG1154
Δαμασκός

Damaskós · dam-as-kos'

15 times translated as this KJV form15 total Strong's occurrences

Damascus, a city of Syria

Strong's KJV usage: :--Damascus.

Strong's first: Acts 9:2Strong's last: Galatians 1:17

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HebrewH1833
דְּמֶשֶׁק

dᵉmesheq · dem-eh'-shek

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

damask (as a fabric of Damascus)

Strong's KJV usage: in Damascus.

Strong's first: Amos 3:12Strong's last: Amos 3:12

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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5 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

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1 Kings 11:24
H1834

And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

1 Kings 11:24
H1834

And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

1 Kings 15:18
H1834

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

1 Kings 19:15
H1834

And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:

1 Kings 20:34
H1834

And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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No Webster 1828 entry was found for this exact KJV form or its conservative base-form candidates.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.