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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Therefore

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.

1,237exact KJV occurrences 881Old Testament 356New Testament 62books containing the word 29mapped Strong's IDs 367occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 2:24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 18:8

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where Therefore 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.

GreekG1223
διά

diá · dee-ah'

37 times translated as this KJV form645 total Strong's occurrences

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

Strong's KJV usage: :--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).

Strong's first: Matthew 6:25Strong's last: Revelation 18:8

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GreekG5106
τοίνυν

toínyn · toy'-noon

3 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences

truly now, i.e. accordingly

Strong's KJV usage: :--then, therefore.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Luke 20:25Strong's last: Hebrews 13:13

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GreekG3844
παρά

pará · par-ah'

2 times translated as this KJV form199 total Strong's occurrences

properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)

Strong's KJV usage: :--above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side…by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with.

Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 12:15Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 12:16

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HebrewH3651
כֵּן

kên · kane

2 times translated as this KJV form38 total Strong's occurrences

adv

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

Strong's KJV usage: after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, (for-) asmuch as yet, be (for which) cause, following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), × the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, × you.

Strong's first: Genesis 2:24Strong's last: Genesis 4:15

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AramaicH6903
קְבֵל

qᵉbêl · keb-ale'

2 times translated as this KJV form20 total Strong's occurrences

conj

(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence

Strong's KJV usage: according to, as, because, before, for this cause, forasmuch as, by this means, over against, by reason of, that, therefore, though, wherefore.

Strong's first: Daniel 2:10Strong's last: Daniel 3:7

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GreekG1063
γάρ

gár · gar

1 times translated as this KJV form1,056 total Strong's occurrences

properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)

Strong's KJV usage: :--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.

Strong's first: Mark 8:38Strong's last: Mark 8:38

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HebrewH1571
גַּם

gam · gam

1 times translated as this KJV form34 total Strong's occurrences

adv

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

Strong's KJV usage: again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.

Strong's first: 1 Samuel 12:16Strong's last: 1 Samuel 12:16

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HebrewH3588
כִּי

kîy · kee

1 times translated as this KJV form45 total Strong's occurrences

conj

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Strong's KJV usage: and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Strong's first: Genesis 29:32Strong's last: Genesis 29:32

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

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2 Samuel 17:16
no direct Strong's tag

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

2 Samuel 18:3
no direct Strong's tag

But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

2 Samuel 19:7
no direct Strong's tag

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

2 Samuel 19:10
no direct Strong's tag

And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

2 Samuel 19:20
no direct Strong's tag

For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

2 Samuel 19:23
no direct Strong's tag

Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

2 Samuel 19:27
no direct Strong's tag

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

2 Samuel 19:28
no direct Strong's tag

For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

2 Samuel 22:25
no direct Strong's tag

Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

2 Samuel 22:50
no direct Strong's tag

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

2 Samuel 23:17
no direct Strong's tag

And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

2 Samuel 23:19
no direct Strong's tag

Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

therefore

THEREFORE, adverb ther'fore. [there and for.]

1. For that; for that or this reason, referring to something previously stated.

I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

Luke 14:20.

2. Consequently.

He blushes; therefore he is guilty.

3. In return or recompense for this or that.

What shall we have therefore? Matthew 19:6.

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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