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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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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.

2 Corinthians 1:6
G1535

And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

2 Corinthians 2:9
G1487

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

2 Corinthians 5:9
G1535

Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

2 Corinthians 5:10
G1535

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:13
G1535

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

2 Corinthians 5:13
G1535

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

2 Corinthians 8:23
G1535

Whether any do inquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be inquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

2 Corinthians 12:2
G1535

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

2 Corinthians 12:2
G1535

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

2 Corinthians 12:3
G1535

And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

2 Corinthians 13:5
G1487

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Ephesians 6:8
G1535

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

Philippians 1:18
G1535

What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

Philippians 1:20
G1535

According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

Philippians 1:27
G1535

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Colossians 1:16
G1535

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Colossians 1:20
G1535

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

2 Thessalonians 2:15
G1535

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

1 Peter 2:13
no direct Strong's tag

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

1 John 4:1
G1487

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

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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