DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Few

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65exact KJV occurrences 43Old Testament 22New Testament 25books containing the word 8mapped Strong's IDs 59occurrence-specific Strong's links

FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 24:55

And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 3:4

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

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HEAVIEST BOOK

Matthew

7 occurrences in 7 verses.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where few appears.

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

Genesis 55 verses Leviticus 22 verses Numbers 65 verses Deuteronomy 44 verses Joshua 11 verses 1 Samuel 22 verses 2 Kings 11 verses 1 Chronicles 21 verses 2 Chronicles 11 verses Nehemiah 22 verses Job 33 verses Psalms 32 verses Ecclesiastes 33 verses Isaiah 33 verses Jeremiah 22 verses Ezekiel 22 verses Daniel 11 verses Matthew 77 verses Mark 22 verses Luke 33 verses Acts 33 verses Ephesians 11 verses Hebrews 22 verses 1 Peter 11 verses Revelation 33 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.

HebrewH4592

מְעַט

mᵉʻaṭ · meh-at'

23 times translated as this KJV form102 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)

Strong's KJV usage: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, × very.

Other KJV renderings

little 49 while 6 almost 5 thing 4 small 3 matter 2 some 2 soon 2

Strong's first: Genesis 47:9Strong's last: Ezekiel 5:3

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GreekG3641

ὀλίγος

olígos · ol-ee'-gos

19 times translated as this KJV form43 total Strong's occurrences

puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat

Strong's KJV usage: :--+ almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.

Other KJV renderings

little 7 small 5 a few things 4 further 1 a while 1 with few 1 long 1 Almost 1

Strong's first: Matthew 7:14Strong's last: Revelation 3:4

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HebrewH4557

מִסְפָּר

miçpâr · mis-pawr'

6 times translated as this KJV form131 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

Strong's KJV usage: abundance, account, × all, × few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, time.

Other KJV renderings

number 109 innumerable 3 all 3 time 2 sum 2 telling 1 tale 1 numbers 1

Strong's first: Numbers 9:20Strong's last: Ezekiel 12:16

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HebrewH4591

מָעַט

mâʻaṭ · maw-at'

4 times translated as this KJV form23 total Strong's occurrences

properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)

Strong's KJV usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, × borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (× give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.

Other KJV renderings

less 4 little 3 diminished 3 diminish 2 fewness 1 number 1 least 1 suffereth 1

Strong's first: Numbers 35:8Strong's last: Jeremiah 30:19

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HebrewH259

אֶחָד

ʼechâd · ekh-awd'

3 times translated as this KJV form942 total Strong's occurrences

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Strong's KJV usage: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Other KJV renderings

one 637 One 49 a 44 first 36 another 35 other 30 any 18 once 11

Strong's first: Genesis 27:44Strong's last: Daniel 11:20

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HebrewH4962

מַת

math · math

2 times translated as this KJV form21 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)

Strong's KJV usage: few, × friends, men, persons, × small.

Other KJV renderings

men 13 with 1 number 1 friends 1 Men 1 persons 1 small 1

Strong's first: Genesis 34:30Strong's last: Deuteronomy 4:27

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HebrewH4213

מִזְעָר

mizʻâr · miz-awr'

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

n-m

fewness; by implication, as superlative diminutiveness

Strong's KJV usage: few, × very.

Other KJV renderings

very 2 small 1

Strong's first: Isaiah 24:6Strong's last: Isaiah 24:6

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HebrewH7116

קָצֵר

qâtsêr · kaw-tsare'

1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences

short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper)

Strong's KJV usage: few, hasty, small, soon.

Other KJV renderings

small 2 soon 1 hasty 1

Strong's first: Job 14:1Strong's last: Job 14:1

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

Matthew 7:14

G3641

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Matthew 9:37

G3641

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

Matthew 15:34

G3641

And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

Matthew 20:16

G3641

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matthew 22:14

G3641

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Matthew 25:21

G3641

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Matthew 25:23

G3641

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

few

FEW, adjective [Latin pauci. The senses of few and small are often united.]

Not many; small in number. Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few; but few men, in times of party, regard the maxim.

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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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.

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