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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Shewbread

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.

18exact KJV occurrences 14Old Testament 4New Testament 11books containing the word 5mapped Strong's IDs 17occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Exodus 25:30

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where shewbread appears.

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

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.

HebrewH4635
מַעֲרֶכֶת

maʻăreketh · mah-ar-eh'-keth

4 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

an arrangement, i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves)

Strong's KJV usage: row, shewbread.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 28:16Strong's last: Nehemiah 10:33

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HebrewH6440
פָּנִים

pânîym · paw-neem'

3 times translated as this KJV form2,083 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.

Strong's first: Exodus 35:13Strong's last: Numbers 4:7

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GreekG4286
πρόθεσις

próthesis · proth'-es-is

2 times translated as this KJV form10 total Strong's occurrences

a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God

Strong's KJV usage: :--purpose, shew(-bread).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Mark 2:26Strong's last: Hebrews 9:2

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

Exodus 25:30
H3899

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

Exodus 35:13
H6440

The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,

Exodus 39:36
H6440

The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,

Numbers 4:7
H6440

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

1 Samuel 21:6
H3899

So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

1 Kings 7:48
H3899

And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,

1 Chronicles 9:32
H3899

And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

1 Chronicles 23:29
H3899

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

1 Chronicles 28:16
H4635

And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

2 Chronicles 2:4
H4635

Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

2 Chronicles 4:19
H3899

And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;

2 Chronicles 13:11
H3899

And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

2 Chronicles 29:18
H4635

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.

Nehemiah 10:33
H4635

For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

Matthew 12:4
no direct Strong's tag

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

Mark 2:26
G4286

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

Luke 6:4
G740

How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

Hebrews 9:2
G4286

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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