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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Father

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.

979exact KJV occurrences 627Old Testament 352New Testament 52books containing the word 6mapped Strong's IDs 950occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 2:24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 3:21

To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where father appears.

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

Genesis 169140 verses Exodus 2322 verses Leviticus 109 verses Numbers 2219 verses Deuteronomy 1414 verses Joshua 1312 verses Judges 3834 verses Ruth 32 verses 1 Samuel 3934 verses 2 Samuel 1715 verses 1 Kings 6052 verses 2 Kings 3025 verses 1 Chronicles 5543 verses 2 Chronicles 5447 verses Esther 21 verses Job 66 verses Psalms 44 verses Proverbs 1818 verses Isaiah 1312 verses Jeremiah 1414 verses Ezekiel 109 verses Daniel 64 verses Amos 11 verses Micah 11 verses Zechariah 21 verses Malachi 32 verses Matthew 6054 verses Mark 1918 verses Luke 4336 verses John 126104 verses Acts 1010 verses Romans 1211 verses 1 Corinthians 33 verses 2 Corinthians 54 verses Galatians 55 verses Ephesians 1010 verses Philippians 44 verses Colossians 66 verses 1 Thessalonians 65 verses 2 Thessalonians 33 verses 1 Timothy 22 verses 2 Timothy 11 verses Titus 11 verses Philemon 11 verses Hebrews 55 verses James 44 verses 1 Peter 33 verses 2 Peter 11 verses 1 John 1312 verses 2 John 43 verses Jude 11 verses Revelation 44 verses
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.

GreekG540
ἀπάτωρ

apátōr · ap-at'-ore

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

fatherless, i.e. of unrecorded paternity

Strong's KJV usage: :--without father.

Strong's first: Hebrews 7:3Strong's last: Hebrews 7:3

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HebrewH539
אָמַן

ʼâman · aw-man'

1 times translated as this KJV form108 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;

Strong's KJV usage: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Numbers 11:12Strong's last: Numbers 11:12

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HebrewH1121
בֵּן

bên · bane

1 times translated as this KJV form4,878 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Leviticus 24:10Strong's last: Leviticus 24:10

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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23 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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Exodus 2:18
H1

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

Exodus 3:1
no direct Strong's tag

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Exodus 3:6
H1

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Exodus 4:18
no direct Strong's tag

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Exodus 18:1
no direct Strong's tag

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

Exodus 18:2
no direct Strong's tag

Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Exodus 18:4
H1

And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

Exodus 18:5
no direct Strong's tag

And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:

Exodus 18:6
no direct Strong's tag

And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

Exodus 18:7
no direct Strong's tag

And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

Exodus 18:8
no direct Strong's tag

And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

Exodus 18:12
no direct Strong's tag

And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.

Exodus 18:12
no direct Strong's tag

And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.

Exodus 18:14
no direct Strong's tag

And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?

Exodus 18:15
no direct Strong's tag

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

Exodus 18:17
no direct Strong's tag

And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

Exodus 18:24
no direct Strong's tag

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

Exodus 18:27
no direct Strong's tag

And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

Exodus 20:12
H1

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Exodus 21:15
H1

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

Exodus 21:17
H1

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 22:17
H1

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Exodus 40:15
H1

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

father

F'ATHER, noun [Latin pater. The primary sense is obvious.]

1. He who begets a child; in Latin genitor or generator.

The father of a fool hath no joy. Proverbs 17:21.

2. The first ancestor; the progenitor of a race or family. Adam was the father of the human race. Abraham was the father of the Israelites.

3. The appellation of an old man, and a term of respect.

The king of Israel said to Elisha, my father shall I smite them? 2 Kings 6:21.

The servants of Naaman call him father Elderly men are called fathers; as the fathers of a town or city. In the church, men venerable for age, learning and piety are called fathers, or reverend fathers.

4. The grandfather or more remote ancestor. Nebuchadnezzar is called the father of Belshazzar, though he was his grandfather. Daniel 5:2.

5. One who feeds and supports or exercises paternal care over another. God is called the father of the fatherless.

Psalms 118:1.

6. He who creates, invents, makes or composes any thing; the author, former or contriver; a founder, director or instructor. God as creator is the father of all men. John 8:16. Jabal was the father of such as dwell in tents; and Jubal of musicians. Genesis 4:20. God is the father of spirits and of lights. Homer is considered as the father of epic poetry. Washington, as a defender and an affectionate and wise counselor, is called the father of his country. And see 1 Chronicles 2:51. 1 Chronicles 4:14. 1 Chr 9:35. Satan is called the father of lies; he introduced sin, and instigates men to sin. John 8:16. Abraham is called the father of believers. He was an early believer, and a pattern of faith and obedience. Romans 4:1.

7. Fathers, in the plural, ancestors.

David slept with his fathers. 1 Kings 2:12.

8. A father in law. So Heli is called the father of Joseph. Luke 3:8.

9. The appellation of the first person in the adorable Trinity.

Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19.

10. The title given to dignitaries of the church, superiors of convents, and to popish confessors.

11. The appellation of the ecclesiastical writers of the first centuries, as Polycarp, Jerome, etc.

12. The title of a senator in ancient Rome; as conscript fathers.

Adoptive father he who adopts the children of another, and acknowledges them as his own.

Natural father the father of illegitimate children.

Putative father one who is only reputed to be the father; the supposed father

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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