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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Messenger

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.

34exact KJV occurrences 29Old Testament 5New Testament 18books containing the word 7mapped Strong's IDs 34occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 50:16

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Philippians 2:25

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where messenger appears.

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

Genesis 11 verses 1 Samuel 22 verses 2 Samuel 55 verses 1 Kings 22 verses 2 Kings 65 verses 2 Chronicles 11 verses Job 22 verses Proverbs 33 verses Isaiah 11 verses Jeremiah 11 verses Ezekiel 11 verses Haggai 11 verses Malachi 32 verses Matthew 11 verses Mark 11 verses Luke 11 verses 2 Corinthians 11 verses Philippians 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.

HebrewH5046
נָגַד

nâgad · naw-gad'

2 times translated as this KJV form369 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise

Strong's KJV usage: bewray, × certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, × fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, × surely, tell, utter.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 2 Samuel 15:13Strong's last: Jeremiah 51:31

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HebrewH6735
צִיר

tsîyr · tseer

1 times translated as this KJV form12 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal)

Strong's KJV usage: ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare 6736.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Proverbs 25:13Strong's last: Proverbs 25:13

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

Genesis 50:16
H6680

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

1 Samuel 4:17
H1319

And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

1 Samuel 23:27
H4397

But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

2 Samuel 11:19
H4397

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

2 Samuel 11:22
H4397

So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.

2 Samuel 11:23
H4397

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

2 Samuel 11:25
H4397

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

2 Samuel 15:13
H5046

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

1 Kings 19:2
H4397

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

1 Kings 22:13
H4397

And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

2 Kings 5:10
H4397

And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

2 Kings 6:32
H4397

But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

2 Kings 6:32
H4397

But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

2 Kings 6:33
H4397

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

2 Kings 9:18
H4397

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.

2 Kings 10:8
H4397

And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

2 Chronicles 18:12
H4397

And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

Job 1:14
H4397

And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

Job 33:23
H4397

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Proverbs 13:17
H4397

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

Proverbs 17:11
H4397

An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 25:13
H6735

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Isaiah 42:19
H4397

Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?

Jeremiah 51:31
H5046

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

Ezekiel 23:40
H4397

And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,

WEBSTER’S 1828

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