Worship With Us Sunday School10 AM Sunday Morning11 AM Sunday Evening4 PM Thursday Night7 PM
1377 S 20th St, Louisville, KY 40210 Contact
True Words Baptist Church — Revelation 21:5
DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

What

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.

985exact KJV occurrences 577Old Testament 408New Testament 59books containing the word 31mapped Strong's IDs 389occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Read in context →
LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 18:18

And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

Read in context →
KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where what 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.

GreekG5101
τίς

tís · tis

259 times translated as this KJV form556 total Strong's occurrences

an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)

Strong's KJV usage: :--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.

Strong's first: Matthew 5:46Strong's last: Revelation 18:18

Open full G5101 profile →
HebrewH4100
מָה

mâh · maw

6 times translated as this KJV form26 total Strong's occurrences

i

properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses

Strong's KJV usage: how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Strong's first: Genesis 4:10Strong's last: Zechariah 2:2

Open full H4100 profile →
GreekG1063
γάρ

gár · gar

4 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: Matthew 27:23Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 11:22

Open full G1063 profile →
GreekG3745
ὅσος

hósos · hos'-os

4 times translated as this KJV form116 total Strong's occurrences

as (much, great, long, etc.) as

Strong's KJV usage: :--all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).

Strong's first: Mark 6:30Strong's last: Jude 1:10

Open full G3745 profile →
HebrewH834
אֲשֶׁר

ʼăsher · ash-er'

3 times translated as this KJV form107 total Strong's occurrences

r

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

Strong's KJV usage: × after, × alike, as (soon as), because, × every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), × if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), × though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

Strong's first: Genesis 38:18Strong's last: 2 Samuel 19:35

Open full H834 profile →
GreekG5100
τὶς

tìs · tis

2 times translated as this KJV form506 total Strong's occurrences

some or any person or object

Strong's KJV usage: :--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).

Strong's first: John 5:19Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 15:2

Open full G5100 profile →
GreekG1096
γίνομαι

gínomai · ghin'-om-ahee

1 times translated as this KJV form701 total Strong's occurrences

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: :--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.

Strong's first: Matthew 18:31Strong's last: Matthew 18:31

Open full G1096 profile →
GreekG4217
ποταπός

potapós · pot-ap-os'

1 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences

interrogatively, whatever, i.e. of what possible sort

Strong's KJV usage: :--what (manner of).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Mark 13:1Strong's last: Mark 13:1

Open full G4217 profile →
HebrewH375
אֵיפֹה

ʼêyphôh · ay-fo'

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

adv

what place?; also (of time) when?; or (of means) how?

Strong's KJV usage: what manner, where.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Judges 8:18Strong's last: Judges 8:18

Open full H375 profile →
HebrewH376
אִישׁ

ʼîysh · eesh

1 times translated as this KJV form1,622 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Strong's KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.

Strong's first: Leviticus 17:3Strong's last: Leviticus 17:3

Open full H376 profile →
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: Job 2:10Strong's last: Job 2:10

Open full H1571 profile →
HebrewH1697
דָּבָר

dâbâr · daw-baw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1,425 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

Strong's KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.

Strong's first: Ezra 8:17Strong's last: Ezra 8:17

Open full H1697 profile →
AramaicH3964
מָא

mâʼ · maw

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

i

(as indefinitely) that

Strong's KJV usage: + what.

Strong's first: Ezra 6:8Strong's last: Ezra 6:8

Open full H3964 profile →
HebrewH4310
מִי

mîy · me

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

i

who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix

Strong's KJV usage: any (man), × he, × him, O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), would to God.

Strong's first: Genesis 24:65Strong's last: Genesis 24:65

Open full H4310 profile →

Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.

EVERY OCCURRENCE

Read the word in context.

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

Clear
Genesis 31:43
no direct Strong's tag

And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

Genesis 32:27
no direct Strong's tag

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

Genesis 33:8
no direct Strong's tag

And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

Genesis 33:15
H4100

And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

Genesis 34:11
no direct Strong's tag

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

Genesis 37:10
no direct Strong's tag

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

Genesis 37:15
no direct Strong's tag

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Genesis 37:20
no direct Strong's tag

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

Genesis 37:26
no direct Strong's tag

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

Genesis 38:16
no direct Strong's tag

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

Genesis 38:18
H834

And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

Genesis 39:8
no direct Strong's tag

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

Genesis 41:25
no direct Strong's tag

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Genesis 41:28
no direct Strong's tag

This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:55
no direct Strong's tag

And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

Genesis 42:28
no direct Strong's tag

And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

Genesis 44:15
no direct Strong's tag

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

Genesis 44:16
no direct Strong's tag

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

Genesis 44:16
no direct Strong's tag

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

Genesis 46:33
no direct Strong's tag

And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?

Genesis 47:3
no direct Strong's tag

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

what

WHAT, pronoun relative or substitute. [G., Latin See Wight.]

1. That which. Say what you will, is the same as say that which you will.

2. Which part. Consider what is due to nature, and what to art or labor.

3. what is the substitute for a sentence or clause of a sentence. I tell thee what corporal, I could tear her. Here what relates to the last clause, I could tear her; this is what I tell you.

4. what is used as an adjective, of both genders, often in specifying sorts or particulars. See what colors this silk exhibits. I know what qualities you desire in a friend; that is, I know the qualities which you desire.

5. what is much used in asking questions. what sort of character is this? what poem is this? what man is this we see coming?

6. what time, at the time or on the day when.

WHAT time the morn mysterious visions brings.

7. To how great a degree.

WHAT a partial judges are our love and hate!

8. Whatever.

Whether it was the shortness of his foresight, the strength of his will--or what it was--

9. Some part, or some. The year before, he had so used the matter, that what by force, what by policy, he had taken from the Christians above thirty castles; that is, he had taken above thirty castles; that is, he had taken above thirty castles, a part or some by force, a part or some by policy; or what may be interpreted partly. Sometimes what has no verb to govern it, and it must be considered as adverbially used. what with carrying apples and fuel, he finds himself in a hurry; that is, partly, in part.

10. what is sometimes used elliptically for what is this, or how is this?

WHAT! Could ye not watch with me one hour? Matthew 26:8.

11. what is used interrogatively and elliptically, as equivalent to what will be the consequence? what will follow? As in the phrase, what if I undertake this business myself?

WHAT though, that is, grant this or that; allow it to be so.

WHAT ho, an exclamation of calling.

WHAT, noun Fare; things; matter. [Not in use.]

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.

SOURCE & METHOD

Know what each layer is—and what it is not.

KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.