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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Genesis
87 verses
Exodus
88 verses
Numbers
33 verses
Deuteronomy
11 verses
Joshua
33 verses
Judges
1312 verses
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33 verses
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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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22 verses
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55 verses
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22 verses
Job
1614 verses
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22 verses
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33 verses
Song of Solomon
11 verses
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33 verses
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33 verses
Daniel
22 verses
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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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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?
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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
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
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And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
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And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
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And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
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And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
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While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
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And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
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Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
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And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
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And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
G3754
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
G3754
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
G5101
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
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And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
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Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
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And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
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And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
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Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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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