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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Whether
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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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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
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32 verses
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33 verses
Nehemiah
11 verses
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33 verses
Job
43 verses
Proverbs
32 verses
Ecclesiastes
64 verses
Song of Solomon
22 verses
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32 verses
Ezekiel
74 verses
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77 verses
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44 verses
Luke
77 verses
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32 verses
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88 verses
Romans
53 verses
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1410 verses
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129 verses
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11 verses
Philippians
33 verses
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22 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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εἴτε
eíte · i'-teh
30 times translated as this KJV form65 total Strong's occurrences
if too
Strong's KJV usage: :--if, or, whether.
Strong's first: Romans 12:6Strong's last: 2 Thessalonians 2:15
Open full G1535 profile →εἰ
ei · i
22 times translated as this KJV form453 total Strong's occurrences
if, whether, that, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: :--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether.
Strong's first: Matthew 26:63Strong's last: 1 John 4:1
Open full G1487 profile →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.
Strong's first: Matthew 9:5Strong's last: Luke 22:27
Open full G5101 profile →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
Open full G1437 profile →בֵּין
bêyn · bane
2 times translated as this KJV form31 total Strong's occurrences
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Strong's KJV usage: among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), × in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
Strong's first: Leviticus 27:12Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 14:11
Open full H996 profile →הֵן
hên · hane
2 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
Strong's KJV usage: (that) if, or, whether.
Strong's first: Ezra 5:17Strong's last: Ezra 7:26
Open full H2006 profile →ἤτοι
ḗtoi · ay'-toy
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
either indeed
Strong's KJV usage: :--whether.
Strong's first: Romans 6:16Strong's last: Romans 6:16
Open full G2273 profile →μήποτε
mḗpote · may'-pot-eh
1 times translated as this KJV form28 total Strong's occurrences
not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps)
Strong's KJV usage: :--if peradventure, lest (at any time, haply), not at all, whether or not.
Strong's first: Luke 3:15Strong's last: Luke 3:15
Open full G3379 profile →ὅς
hós · hos
1 times translated as this KJV form1,291 total Strong's occurrences
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Strong's KJV usage: :--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc.
Strong's first: Acts 1:24Strong's last: Acts 1:24
Open full G3739 profile →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
Open full G4220 profile →τέ
té · teh
1 times translated as this KJV form186 total Strong's occurrences
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532)
Strong's KJV usage: :--also, and, both, even, then, whether.
Strong's first: Acts 9:2Strong's last: Acts 9:2
Open full G5037 profile →אוֹ
ʼôw · o
1 times translated as this KJV form20 total Strong's occurrences
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Strong's KJV usage: also, and, either, if, at the least, × nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
Strong's first: Leviticus 5:1Strong's last: Leviticus 5:1
Open full H176 profile →אַי
ʼay · ah'ee
1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
where? hence how?
Strong's KJV usage: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
Strong's first: Ecclesiastes 11:6Strong's last: Ecclesiastes 11:6
Open full H335 profile →מִן
min · min
1 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences
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.
Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 15:13Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 15:13
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no direct Strong's tag
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
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When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
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Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
no direct Strong's tag
Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
no direct Strong's tag
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
no direct Strong's tag
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
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Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
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If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
no direct Strong's tag
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
H335
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
no direct Strong's tag
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
no direct Strong's tag
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
no direct Strong's tag
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
no direct Strong's tag
Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
no direct Strong's tag
Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
no direct Strong's tag
Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
no direct Strong's tag
Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
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And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
no direct Strong's tag
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
no direct Strong's tag
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
no direct Strong's tag
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
no direct Strong's tag
And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
no direct Strong's tag
And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
English meaning and historical usage.
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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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