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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Lest

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.

240exact KJV occurrences 150Old Testament 90New Testament 40books containing the word 9mapped Strong's IDs 84occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 3:3

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 16:15

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where lest appears.

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

Genesis 1717 verses Exodus 1312 verses Leviticus 65 verses Numbers 77 verses Deuteronomy 2623 verses Joshua 44 verses Judges 33 verses Ruth 11 verses 1 Samuel 77 verses 2 Samuel 87 verses 2 Kings 11 verses 1 Chronicles 11 verses Job 44 verses Psalms 1414 verses Proverbs 1817 verses Ecclesiastes 11 verses Isaiah 66 verses Jeremiah 98 verses Hosea 11 verses Amos 11 verses Zechariah 11 verses Malachi 11 verses Matthew 1010 verses Mark 66 verses Luke 1010 verses John 55 verses Acts 88 verses Romans 33 verses 1 Corinthians 77 verses 2 Corinthians 1412 verses Galatians 44 verses Ephesians 11 verses Philippians 11 verses Colossians 33 verses 1 Thessalonians 11 verses 1 Timothy 22 verses Hebrews 1110 verses James 22 verses 2 Peter 11 verses Revelation 11 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.

GreekG3361
μή

mḗ · may

35 times translated as this KJV form816 total Strong's occurrences

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

Strong's KJV usage: :--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Matthew 17:27Strong's last: 2 Peter 3:17

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HebrewH1115
בִּלְתִּי

biltîy · bil-tee'

2 times translated as this KJV form30 total Strong's occurrences

np

properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.

Strong's KJV usage: because un(satiable), beside, but, continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 4:15Strong's last: Genesis 38:9

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HebrewH935
בּוֹא

bôwʼ · bo

1 times translated as this KJV form2,568 total Strong's occurrences

v

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Strong's KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Malachi 4:6Strong's last: Malachi 4:6

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HebrewH4616
מַעַן

maʻan · mah'-an

1 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences

prt

properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that

Strong's KJV usage: because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), lest, that, to.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Psalms 125:3Strong's last: Psalms 125:3

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

Clear
Luke 4:11
no direct Strong's tag

And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Luke 8:12
G3361

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Luke 12:58
G3379

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

Luke 14:8
G3379

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

Luke 14:12
G3379

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

Luke 14:29
G3379

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

Luke 16:28
G2443

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Luke 18:5
G3361

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Luke 21:34
G3379

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

Luke 22:46
G2443

And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

lest

LEST, conjunction That not; for fear that.

Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Genesis 3:3.

The phrase may be thus explained. Ye shall not touch it; that separated or dismissed, ye die. That here refers to the preceding command or sentence; that being removed or not observed, the fact being not so, ye will die.

Sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee. John 5:14.

Sin no more; that fact not taking place, a worse thing will happen to thee.

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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