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Why

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.

282exact KJV occurrences 180Old Testament 102New Testament 39books containing the word 8mapped Strong's IDs 107occurrence-specific Strong's links

FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 4:6

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Colossians 2:20

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

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HEAVIEST BOOK

Psalms

24 occurrences in 15 verses.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where Why appears.

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

Genesis 87 verses Exodus 88 verses Numbers 33 verses Deuteronomy 11 verses Joshua 33 verses Judges 1312 verses Ruth 33 verses 1 Samuel 1613 verses 2 Samuel 1717 verses 1 Kings 77 verses 2 Kings 55 verses 1 Chronicles 32 verses 2 Chronicles 77 verses Ezra 22 verses Nehemiah 55 verses Esther 22 verses Job 1614 verses Psalms 2415 verses Proverbs 22 verses Ecclesiastes 33 verses Song of Solomon 11 verses Isaiah 33 verses Jeremiah 1818 verses Ezekiel 33 verses Daniel 22 verses Jonah 11 verses Micah 11 verses Habakkuk 11 verses Haggai 11 verses Malachi 11 verses Matthew 1919 verses Mark 2020 verses Luke 1918 verses John 1414 verses Acts 1413 verses Romans 65 verses 1 Corinthians 76 verses Galatians 22 verses Colossians 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

88 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

what 164 What 91 who 59 Who 43 whom 16 which 13 Whom 7 Which 6

Strong's first: Matthew 6:28Strong's last: Colossians 2:20

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GreekG2444

ἱνατί

hinatí · hin-at-ee'

5 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

for what reason ?, i.e. why?

Strong's KJV usage: :--wherefore, why.

Other KJV renderings

Wherefore 1

Strong's first: Matthew 27:46Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 10:29

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GreekG1223

διά

diá · dee-ah'

3 times translated as this KJV form645 total Strong's occurrences

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

Strong's KJV usage: :--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).

Other KJV renderings

by 234 for 105 through 91 because 36 Therefore 21 of 20 therefore 16 For 16

Strong's first: John 7:45Strong's last: John 8:46

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HebrewH4069

מַדּוּעַ

maddûwaʻ · mad-doo'-ah

3 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

adv

what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?

Strong's KJV usage: how, wherefore, why.

Other KJV renderings

Wherefore 1 How 1 wherefore 1

Strong's first: Exodus 1:18Strong's last: Jeremiah 2:14

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AramaicH4101

מָה

mâh · maw

3 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences

Strong's KJV usage: how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.

Other KJV renderings

what 5 which 1 whatsoever 1 How 1 how 1 What 1

Strong's first: Ezra 4:22Strong's last: Daniel 2:15

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GreekG3754

ὅτι

hóti · hot'-ee

2 times translated as this KJV form1,112 total Strong's occurrences

demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

Strong's KJV usage: :--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.

Other KJV renderings

that 595 for 192 because 158 For 68 That 50 Because 20 how 11 how that 2

Strong's first: Mark 9:11Strong's last: Mark 9:28

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HebrewH4100

מָה

mâh · maw

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

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.

Other KJV renderings

How 4 What 3 what 3 Wherefore 2 whereby 1 good 1 wherewith 1 thou 1

Strong's first: Genesis 27:45Strong's last: Joshua 7:25

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GreekG1063

γάρ

gár · gar

1 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.

Other KJV renderings

For 636 for 389 yet 3 what 3 that 2 because 2 and 2 verily 2

Strong's first: John 9:30Strong's last: John 9:30

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

Acts 1:11

G5101

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Acts 3:12

G5101

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

Acts 3:12

G5101

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

Acts 4:25

G2444

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

Acts 5:3

G5101

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Acts 5:4

G5101

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

Acts 7:26

G2444

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

Acts 9:4

G5101

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Acts 14:15

G5101

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

Acts 15:10

G5101

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Acts 22:7

G5101

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Acts 22:16

G5101

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Acts 26:8

G5101

Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

Acts 26:14

G5101

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

why

WHY, adverb [Latin , for what. The original phrase is for what, for why ]

1. For what cause or reason, interrogatively.

Turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye die? Jeremiah 27:13.

2. For which reason or cause, relatively.

No ground of enmity, why he should mean me ill.

3. For what reason or cause; for which; relatively.

Turn the discourse; I have a reason why I would not have you speak so tenderly.

4. It is used sometimes emphatically, or rather as a expletive.

If her chill heart I cannot move, why Ill enjoy the very love.

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

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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.