Genesis 17:4
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
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As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Read in context →His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Read in context →49 occurrences in 48 verses.
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polýs · pol-oos'
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
Strong's KJV usage: :--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly.
Strong's first: Matthew 3:7Strong's last: Revelation 19:12
Open full G4183 profile →rab · rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Strong's KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Strong's first: Genesis 21:34Strong's last: Malachi 2:8
Open full H7227 profile →râbâh · raw-baw'
to increase (in whatever respect)
Strong's KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (× -antly), archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, × continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, × -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), × process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Strong's first: Numbers 35:8Strong's last: Hosea 8:11
Open full H7235 profile →pleíōn · pli-own
more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
Strong's KJV usage: :--X above, + exceed, more excellent, further, (very) great(-er), long(-er), (very) many, greater (more) part, + yet but.
Strong's first: Acts 2:40Strong's last: Hebrews 7:23
Open full G4119 profile →hikanós · hik-an-os'
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
Strong's KJV usage: :--able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy.
Strong's first: Luke 7:11Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 11:30
Open full G2425 profile →pósos · pos'-os
interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
Strong's KJV usage: :--how great (long, many), what.
Strong's first: Matthew 15:34Strong's last: Acts 21:20
Open full G4214 profile →hósos · hos'-os
as (much, great, long, etc.) as
Strong's KJV usage: :--all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).
Strong's first: Matthew 22:9Strong's last: Revelation 13:15
Open full G3745 profile →dôwr · dore
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Strong's KJV usage: age, × evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 32:7Strong's last: Joel 2:2
Open full H1755 profile →râbab · raw-bab'
properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad
Strong's KJV usage: increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 25:10Strong's last: Jeremiah 14:7
Open full H7231 profile →tosoûtos · tos-oo'-tos
apparently from G3588 and G3739) and G3778 (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space)
Strong's KJV usage: :--as large, so great (long, many, much), these many.
Strong's first: Luke 15:29Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 14:10
Open full G5118 profile →hâmôwn · haw-mone'
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
Strong's KJV usage: abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
Strong's first: Genesis 17:4Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 11:23
Open full H1995 profile →rôb · robe
abundance (in any respect)
Strong's KJV usage: abundance(-antly), all, × common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), × very (age).
Strong's first: 1 Kings 7:47Strong's last: Isaiah 24:22
Open full H7230 profile →kâbad · kaw-bad'
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
Strong's KJV usage: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, × be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, × more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
Strong's first: Nahum 3:15Strong's last: Nahum 3:15
Open full H3513 profile →saggîyʼ · sag-ghee'
large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)
Strong's KJV usage: exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.
Strong's first: Ezra 5:11Strong's last: Daniel 2:48
Open full H7690 profile →apothnḗskō · ap-oth-nace'-ko
to die off (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
Strong's first: Revelation 8:11Strong's last: Revelation 8:11
Open full G599 profile →pâs · pas
all, any, every, the whole
Strong's KJV usage: :--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Strong's first: John 17:2Strong's last: John 17:2
Open full G3956 profile →rᵉbâbâh · reb-aw-baw'
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
Strong's KJV usage: many, million, × multiply, ten thousand.
Strong's first: Numbers 10:36Strong's last: Numbers 10:36
Open full H7233 profile →Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.
22 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
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MANY, adjective men'ny.
1. Numerous; comprising a great number of individuals.
Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Genesis 17:4.
Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Corinthians 1:26.
MANY are the afflictions of the righteous. Psalms 34:12.
It is often preceded by as or so, and followed by so, indicating an equal number.
As many books as you take, so many shall be charged to your account.
So many laws argue so many sins.
It is followed by as.
As many as were willing-hearted brought bracelets. Exodus 34:1.
It precedes an or a, before a noun in the singular number.
Full many a gem of purest ray serene.
2. In low language, preceded by too, it denotes powerful or much; as, they are too many for us.
MANY, noun men'ny. A multitude; a great number of individuals; the people.
O thou fond many
The vulgar and the many are fit only to be led or driven.
MANY, noun men'ny. A retinue of servants; household.
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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