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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Speaking

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.

62exact KJV occurrences 42Old Testament 20New Testament 26books containing the word 10mapped Strong's IDs 56occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 24:15

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 13:5

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where speaking 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.

HebrewH1696
דָבַר

dâbar · daw-bar'

36 times translated as this KJV form1,142 total Strong's occurrences

v

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

Strong's KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, × well, × work.

Strong's first: Genesis 24:15Strong's last: Daniel 9:21

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GreekG3004
λέγω

légō · leg'-o

1 times translated as this KJV form1,358 total Strong's occurrences

properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean

Strong's KJV usage: :--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.

Strong's first: Acts 1:3Strong's last: Acts 1:3

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GreekG4354
προσλαλέω

proslaléō · pros-lal-eh'-o

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

to talk to, i.e. converse with

Strong's KJV usage: :--speak to (with).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 13:43Strong's last: Acts 13:43

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GreekG5350
φθέγγομαι

phthéngomai · ftheng'-gom-ahee

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim

Strong's KJV usage: :--speak.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 2 Peter 2:16Strong's last: 2 Peter 2:16

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HebrewH2790
חָרַשׁ

chârash · khaw-rash'

1 times translated as this KJV form74 total Strong's occurrences

v

to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)

Strong's KJV usage: × altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.

Strong's first: Jeremiah 38:27Strong's last: Jeremiah 38:27

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

Genesis 24:15
H1696

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Genesis 24:45
H1696

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

Exodus 34:33
H1696

And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

Numbers 7:89
H1696

And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.

Numbers 16:31
H1696

And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

Deuteronomy 4:33
no direct Strong's tag

Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

Deuteronomy 5:26
H1696

For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Deuteronomy 11:19
H1696

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Deuteronomy 20:9
H1696

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

Judges 15:17
H1696

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

Ruth 1:18
H1696

When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

1 Samuel 18:1
H1696

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 24:16
H1696

And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

2 Samuel 13:36
H1696

And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

2 Chronicles 36:12
no direct Strong's tag

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.

Esther 10:3
H1696

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Job 1:16
H1696

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:17
H1696

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:18
H1696

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

Job 4:2
H4405

If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

Job 32:15
H4405

They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

Psalms 34:13
H1696

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Psalms 58:3
H1696

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Isaiah 58:9
H1696

Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

speaking

SPE'AKING, participle present tense Uttering words; discoursing; talking.

SPE'AKING, noun

1. The act of uttering words; discourse.

2. In colleges, public declamation.

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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