DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Valley

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.

140exact KJV occurrences 139Old Testament 1New Testament 23books containing the word 6mapped Strong's IDs 139occurrence-specific Strong's links

FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 14:17

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Luke 3:5

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

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HEAVIEST BOOK

Joshua

26 occurrences in 20 verses.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where valley appears.

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

Genesis 33 verses Numbers 44 verses Deuteronomy 98 verses Joshua 2620 verses Judges 1010 verses 1 Samuel 99 verses 2 Samuel 44 verses 2 Kings 55 verses 1 Chronicles 77 verses 2 Chronicles 98 verses Nehemiah 55 verses Job 22 verses Psalms 55 verses Proverbs 11 verses Song of Solomon 11 verses Isaiah 88 verses Jeremiah 1412 verses Ezekiel 54 verses Hosea 22 verses Joel 54 verses Micah 11 verses Zechariah 43 verses Luke 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.

HebrewH6010

עֵמֶק

ʻêmeq · ay'-mek

54 times translated as this KJV form69 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a vale (i.e. broad depression)

Strong's KJV usage: dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also 1025.

Other KJV renderings

valleys 9 vale 4 dale 2

Strong's first: Genesis 14:17Strong's last: Joel 3:14

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HebrewH1516

גַּיְא

gayʼ · gah'-ee

51 times translated as this KJV form59 total Strong's occurrences

a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)

Strong's KJV usage: valley.

Other KJV renderings

valleys 8

Strong's first: Numbers 21:20Strong's last: Zechariah 14:5

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HebrewH5158

נַחַל

nachal · nakh'-al

18 times translated as this KJV form141 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

Strong's KJV usage: brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

Other KJV renderings

river 48 brook 37 brooks 9 rivers 8 stream 7 valleys 5 streams 4 flood 3

Strong's first: Genesis 26:17Strong's last: Joel 3:18

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HebrewH1237

בִּקְעָה

biqʻâh · bik-aw'

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

n-f

properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains

Strong's KJV usage: plain, valley.

Other KJV renderings

plain 7 valleys 4

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 34:3Strong's last: Zechariah 12:11

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HebrewH8219

שְׁפֵלָה

shᵉphêlâh · shef-ay-law'

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

n-f

Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine

Strong's KJV usage: low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).

Other KJV renderings

vale 5 plain 3 valleys 2 plains 2 country 2

Strong's first: Joshua 11:2Strong's last: Jeremiah 32:44

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GreekG5327

φάραγξ

pháranx · far'-anx

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

a gap or chasm, i.e. ravine (winter-torrent)

Strong's KJV usage: :--valley.

Strong's first: Luke 3:5Strong's last: Luke 3:5

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

2 Chronicles 14:10

H1516

Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 20:26

H6010

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.

2 Chronicles 20:26

H6010

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.

2 Chronicles 25:11

H1516

And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

2 Chronicles 26:9

H1516

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

2 Chronicles 28:3

H1516

Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:6

H1516

And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

2 Chronicles 33:14

H5158

Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

2 Chronicles 35:22

H1237

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

valley

VAL'LEY, noun plural valleys. [Latin vallis. See Vale.]

1. A hollow or low tract of land between hills or mountains.

2. A low extended plain, usually alluvial, penetrated or washed by a river. The valley of the Connecticut is remarkable for its fertility and beauty.

Ye mountains, sink; ye valleys, rise; prepare the Lord his way.

3. In building, a gutter over the sleepers in the roof of a building.

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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