Genesis 18:26
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
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Revelation 18:14
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
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Genesis
1212 verses
Exodus
33 verses
Numbers
22 verses
Deuteronomy
66 verses
Judges
44 verses
Ruth
33 verses
1 Samuel
98 verses
2 Samuel
33 verses
1 Kings
22 verses
2 Chronicles
44 verses
Ezra
22 verses
Job
76 verses
Psalms
54 verses
Proverbs
1313 verses
Ecclesiastes
119 verses
Song of Solomon
33 verses
Isaiah
33 verses
Jeremiah
66 verses
Lamentations
22 verses
Daniel
42 verses
Hosea
44 verses
Amos
11 verses
Matthew
1010 verses
Mark
33 verses
Luke
1414 verses
John
88 verses
Acts
33 verses
Romans
33 verses
2 Corinthians
22 verses
2 Timothy
11 verses
Hebrews
11 verses
Revelation
22 verses
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מָצָא
mâtsâʼ · maw-tsaw'
84 times translated as this KJV form455 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Strong's KJV usage: be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 18:26Strong's last: Amos 8:12
Open full H4672 profile →εὑρίσκω
heurískō · hyoo-ris'-ko
46 times translated as this KJV form196 total Strong's occurrences
to find (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--find, get, obtain, perceive, see.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 7:7Strong's last: Revelation 18:14
Open full G2147 profile →שְׁכַח
shᵉkach · shek-akh'
6 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
to discover (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: find.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezra 4:15Strong's last: Daniel 6:5
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And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
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And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
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And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
G2147
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
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And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
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Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
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Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
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What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
G2147
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
G2147
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
G2147
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
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Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
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find
FIND, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive found. [Latin venio; but in sense, with invenio. The primary sense is to come to, to rush, to fall on, to meet, to set on.]
1. Literally, to come to; to meet; hence, to discover by the eye; to gain first sight or knowledge of something lost; to recover either by searching for it or by accident.
Doth she not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? and when she hath found it -
Luke 15:4.
2. To meet; to discover something not before seen or known.
He saith to him, we have found the Messiah. John 1:41.
3. To obtain by seeking.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find
Matthew 7:7.
4. To meet with.
In woods and forests thou art found.
5. To discover or know by experience.
The torrid zone is now found habitable.
6. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at.
Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:7.
7. To discover by study, experiment or trial. Air and water are found to be compound substances. Alchimists long attempted to find the philosopher's stone, but it is not yet found.
8. To gain; to have; as, to find leisure for a visit.
9. To perceive; to observe; to learn. I found his opinions to accord with my own.
10. To catch; to detect.
When first found in a lie, talk to him of it as a strange monstrous matter.
In this sense find is usually followed by out.
11. To meet.
In ills their business and their glory find
12. To have; to experience; to enjoy.
Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure. Isaiah 58:3.
13. To select; to choose; to designate.
I have found David my servant. Psalms 89:1.
14. To discover and declare the truth of disputed facts; to come to a conclusion and decide between parties, as a jury. The jury find a verdict for the plaintiff or defendant. They find the accused to be guilty.
15. To determine and declare by verdict. The jury have found a large sum in damages for the plaintiff.
16. To establish or pronounce charges alleged to be true. The grand jury have found a bill against the accused, or they find a true bill.
17. To supply; to furnish. Who will find the money or provisions for this expedition? We will find ourselves with provisions and clothing.
18. To discover or gain knowledge of by touching or by sounding. We first sounded and found bottom at the depth of ninety five fathoms on the Sole bank.
To find one's self, to be; to fare in regard to ease or pain, health or sickness. Pray, sir, how do you find yourself this morning.
To find in, to supply; to furnish; to provide.
He finds his nephew in money, victuals and clothes.
1. To find out. To invent; to discover something before unknown.
A man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold - and to find out every device. 2Chon. 2.
2. To unriddle; to solve; as, to find out the meaning of a parable of an enigma.
3. To discover; to obtain knowledge of what is hidden; as, to find out a secret.
4. To understand; to comprehend.
Canst thou by searching find out God? Job 11:7.
5. To detect; to discover; to bring to light; as, to find out a thief or a theft; to find out a trick.
To find fault with, to blame; to censure.
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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