Judges 5:19
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
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Gain
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James 4:13
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
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5 occurrences in 4 verses.
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κερδαίνω
kerdaínō · ker-dah'-ee-no
9 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
to gain (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--(get) gain, win.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 16:26Strong's last: James 4:13
Open full G2770 profile →בֶּצַע
betsaʻ · beh'-tsah
9 times translated as this KJV form23 total Strong's occurrences
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
Strong's KJV usage: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Judges 5:19Strong's last: Micah 4:13
Open full H1215 profile →ἐργασία
ergasía · er-gas-ee'-ah
2 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
occupation; by implication, profit, pains
Strong's KJV usage: :--craft, diligence, gain, work.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 16:16Strong's last: Acts 19:24
Open full G2039 profile →κέρδος
kérdos · ker'-dos
2 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
gain (pecuniary or genitive case)
Strong's KJV usage: :--gain, lucre.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Philippians 1:21Strong's last: Philippians 3:7
Open full G2771 profile →πλεονεκτέω
pleonektéō · pleh-on-cek-teh'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach
Strong's KJV usage: :--get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 12:17Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 12:18
Open full G4122 profile →πορισμός
porismós · por-is-mos'
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition)
Strong's KJV usage: :--gain.
Strong's first: 1 Timothy 6:5Strong's last: 1 Timothy 6:6
Open full G4200 profile →זְבַן
zᵉban · zeb-an'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
to acquire by purchase
Strong's KJV usage: gain.
Strong's first: Daniel 2:8Strong's last: Daniel 2:8
Open full H2084 profile →מְחִיר
mᵉchîyr · mekk-eer'
1 times translated as this KJV form14 total Strong's occurrences
price, payment, wages
Strong's KJV usage: gain, hire, price, sold, worth.
Strong's first: Daniel 11:39Strong's last: Daniel 11:39
Open full H4242 profile →תְּבוּאָה
tᵉbûwʼâh · teb-oo-aw'
1 times translated as this KJV form42 total Strong's occurrences
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 3:14Strong's last: Proverbs 3:14
Open full H8393 profile →תַּרְבִּית
tarbîyth · tar-beeth'
1 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal
Strong's KJV usage: increase, unjust gain.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 28:8Strong's last: Proverbs 28:8
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H1215
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
H1215
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
H1215
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
H8393
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
H1215
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
H8636
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
H1215
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
H1215
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
H1215
Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
H1215
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
H2084
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
H4242
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
H1215
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
G2770
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
G2770
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
G2770
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
G2039
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
G2039
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
G2770
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
G2770
And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
G2770
And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
G2770
To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
G2770
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
G4122
Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
G4122
I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
English meaning and historical usage.
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gain
GAIN, verb transitive [Heb. to gain to possess.]
1. To obtain by industry or the employment of capital; to get as profit or advantage; to acquire. Any industrious person may gain a good living in America; but it is less difficult to gain property, than it is to use it with prudence. Money at interest may gain five, six, or seven per cent.
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Matthew 16:26.
2. To win; to obtain by superiority or success; as, to gain a battle or a victory; to gain a prize; to gain a cause in law.
3. To obtain; to acquire; to procure; to receive; as, to gain favor; to gain reputation.
For fame with toil we gain but lose with ease.
4. To obtain an increase of anything; as, to gain time.
5. To obtain or receive anything, good or bad; as, to gain harm and loss. Acts 27:21.
6. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
To gratify the queen, and gain the court.
If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Matthew 18:15.
7. To obtain as a suitor.
8. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
To gain into, to draw or persuade to join in.
He gained Lepidus into his measures.
To gain over, to draw to another party or interest; to win over.
To gain ground, to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent; to increase.
GAIN, verb intransitive To have advantage or profit; to grow rich; to advance in interest or happiness.
Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion. Ezekiel 22:13.
1. To encroach; to advance on; to come forward by degrees; with on; as, the ocean or river gains on the land.
2. To advance nearer; to gain ground on; with on; as, a fleet horse gains on his competitor.
3. To get ground; to prevail against or have the advantage.
The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself.
4. To obtain influence with.
My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty.
To gain the wind, in sea language, is to arrive on the windward side of another ship.
GAIN, noun Profit; interest; something obtained as an advantage.
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Philippians 3:7.
1. Unlawful advantage. 2 Corinthians 12:17.
2. Overplus in computation; any thing opposed to loss.
GAIN, noun In architecture, a beveling shoulder; a lapping of timbers, or the cut that is made for receiving a timber.
GAIN, adjective Handy; dexterous.
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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