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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Whether

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.

171exact KJV occurrences 101Old Testament 70New Testament 36books containing the word 14mapped Strong's IDs 75occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 18:21

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where whether appears.

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

Genesis 88 verses Exodus 99 verses Leviticus 2120 verses Numbers 108 verses Deuteronomy 66 verses Joshua 11 verses Judges 44 verses Ruth 11 verses 2 Samuel 22 verses 1 Kings 32 verses 2 Kings 11 verses 2 Chronicles 32 verses Ezra 33 verses Nehemiah 11 verses Esther 33 verses Job 43 verses Proverbs 32 verses Ecclesiastes 64 verses Song of Solomon 22 verses Jeremiah 32 verses Ezekiel 74 verses Matthew 77 verses Mark 44 verses Luke 77 verses John 32 verses Acts 88 verses Romans 53 verses 1 Corinthians 1410 verses 2 Corinthians 129 verses Ephesians 11 verses Philippians 33 verses Colossians 22 verses 1 Thessalonians 11 verses 2 Thessalonians 11 verses 1 Peter 11 verses 1 John 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.

GreekG5101
τίς

tís · tis

8 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.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Matthew 9:5Strong's last: Luke 22:27

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GreekG1437
ἐάν

eán · eh-an'

3 times translated as this KJV form278 total Strong's occurrences

a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty

Strong's KJV usage: :--before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Romans 14:8Strong's last: Romans 14:8

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AramaicH2006
הֵן

hên · hane

2 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences

inj

lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if

Strong's KJV usage: (that) if, or, whether.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Ezra 5:17Strong's last: Ezra 7:26

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GreekG4220
πότερον

póteron · pot'-er-on

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

interrogative as adverb, which (of two), i.e. is it this or that

Strong's KJV usage: :--whether.

Strong's first: John 7:17Strong's last: John 7:17

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HebrewH4480
מִן

min · min

1 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences

prep

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

Strong's KJV usage: above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, × neither, × nor, (out) of, over, since, × then, through, × whether, with.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 15:13Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 15:13

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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

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

Genesis 18:21
no direct Strong's tag

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 24:21
no direct Strong's tag

And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Genesis 27:21
no direct Strong's tag

And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

Genesis 31:39
no direct Strong's tag

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

Genesis 37:14
no direct Strong's tag

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Genesis 37:32
no direct Strong's tag

And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

Genesis 42:16
no direct Strong's tag

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

Genesis 43:6
no direct Strong's tag

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

Exodus 4:18
no direct Strong's tag

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Exodus 12:19
no direct Strong's tag

Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

Exodus 16:4
no direct Strong's tag

Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Exodus 19:13
no direct Strong's tag

There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

Exodus 21:31
no direct Strong's tag

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

Exodus 22:4
no direct Strong's tag

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

Exodus 22:8
no direct Strong's tag

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

Exodus 22:9
no direct Strong's tag

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

Exodus 34:19
no direct Strong's tag

All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

Leviticus 3:1
no direct Strong's tag

And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

Leviticus 5:1
H176

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Leviticus 5:2
no direct Strong's tag

Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

Leviticus 7:26
no direct Strong's tag

Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

Leviticus 11:32
no direct Strong's tag

And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

Leviticus 11:35
no direct Strong's tag

And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus 13:47
no direct Strong's tag

The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

Leviticus 13:48
no direct Strong's tag

Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

whether

WHETHER, pronoun or substitute. [Latin The sense seems to be what, or which of two, referring either to persons or to sentences.]

1. Which of two.

WHETHER of them twain did the will of his father? Matthew 21:31

Here whether is a substitute for one of two, and signifies which; which of the two; but in this sense it is obsolete.

2. Which of two alternatives, expressed by a sentence or the clause of a sentence, and followed by or. Resolve whether you will go or not; that is, you will go or not go; resolve which.

[Note. In the latter use, which is now most common, whether is called an adverb. This is a mistake. It is the same part of speech as in the former example. The only difference is that in the former example it represents or refers to a noun, and in the latter to a sentence or clause.]

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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