Genesis 4:6
And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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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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24 occurrences in 15 verses.
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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
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1717 verses
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77 verses
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55 verses
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32 verses
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77 verses
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22 verses
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55 verses
Esther
22 verses
Job
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Proverbs
22 verses
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33 verses
Song of Solomon
11 verses
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33 verses
Jeremiah
1818 verses
Ezekiel
33 verses
Daniel
22 verses
Jonah
11 verses
Micah
11 verses
Habakkuk
11 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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1919 verses
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2020 verses
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1918 verses
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1414 verses
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1413 verses
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65 verses
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76 verses
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22 verses
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11 verses
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.
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.
Strong's first: Matthew 6:28Strong's last: Colossians 2:20
Open full G5101 profile →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
Strong's first: Matthew 27:46Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 10:29
Open full G2444 profile →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
Strong's first: John 7:45Strong's last: John 8:46
Open full G1223 profile →מַדּוּעַ
maddûwaʻ · mad-doo'-ah
3 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
Strong's KJV usage: how, wherefore, why.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Exodus 1:18Strong's last: Jeremiah 2:14
Open full H4069 profile →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.
Strong's first: Ezra 4:22Strong's last: Daniel 2:15
Open full H4101 profile →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
Strong's first: Mark 9:11Strong's last: Mark 9:28
Open full G3754 profile →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
Strong's first: Genesis 27:45Strong's last: Joshua 7:25
Open full H4100 profile →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.
Strong's first: John 9:30Strong's last: John 9:30
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G5101
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
G5101
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
no direct Strong's tag
And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
G5101
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
no direct Strong's tag
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
G5101
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
G5101
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
G5101
Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
G2444
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
G5101
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
G5101
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
G5101
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
G5101
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
G5101
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
G5101
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
G5101
And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
G5101
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
G5101
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
G5101
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
English meaning and historical usage.
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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.
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