How many times is a word in the Bible?
We counted every use of 253 words, names and phrases in the full text of the King James Version and the World English Bible. Love appears 310 times in the KJV, Jesus 984, and "fear not" 63 (not 365). Some words depend on the translation: the KJV uses hell 54 times, the World English Bible not once.
The headline count is the exact word in the KJV (for a phrase like Holy Spirit, every wording together), or the World English Bible when the KJV never uses the word. The KJV has 790,325 words in all. Each page shows the count by form, book and testament, the first and last mention, and where the two translations differ.
All 253 words and phrases
| Word | Headline count | Every form (KJV) | Every form (WEB) | Most in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | 4 KJV | 4 | 4 | 1 Kings |
| Aaron | 319 KJV | 350 | 352 | Exodus |
| Abraham | 231 KJV | 311 | 315 | Genesis |
| Adam | 30 KJV | 31 | 21 | Genesis |
| Alpha and Omega | 4 KJV | 4 | 3 | Revelation |
| altar | 378 KJV | 433 | 440 | Leviticus |
| amen | 78 KJV | 78 | 77 | Deuteronomy |
| angel | 201 KJV | 297 | 287 | Revelation |
| anger | 234 KJV | 278 | 356 | Jeremiah |
| Antichrist | 4 KJV | 5 | 5 | 1 John |
| anxious | 17 WEB | 0 | 20 | Matthew |
| apostle | 19 KJV | 79 | 81 | Acts |
| ark | 230 KJV | 230 | 197 | 1 Samuel |
| atonement | 81 KJV | 81 | 92 | Leviticus |
| Babylon | 286 KJV | 294 | 295 | Jeremiah |
| baptism | 22 KJV | 98 | 97 | Acts |
| Barnabas | 29 KJV | 29 | 29 | Acts |
| behold | 1,326 KJV | 1,326 | 1,342 | Jeremiah |
| Bethlehem | 39 KJV | 39 | 49 | 1 Chronicles |
| blessed | 302 KJV | 516 | 510 | Psalms |
| blood | 447 KJV | 447 | 442 | Leviticus |
| born again | 3 KJV | 3 | 4 | John |
| bread | 361 KJV | 361 | 381 | Exodus |
| bride | 14 KJV | 14 | 20 | Jeremiah |
| Cain | 22 KJV | 22 | 22 | Genesis |
| camel | 9 KJV | 59 | 58 | Genesis |
| Canaan | 91 KJV | 91 | 91 | Genesis |
| children | 1,803 KJV | 2,027 | 2,010 | Numbers |
| Christ | 555 KJV | 573 | 562 | 1 Corinthians |
| church | 77 KJV | 114 | 0 | Acts |
| comfort | 66 KJV | 117 | 103 | Isaiah |
| compassion | 41 KJV | 43 | 56 | Matthew |
| courage | 20 KJV | 26 | 31 | Joshua |
| covenant | 292 KJV | 295 | 317 | Deuteronomy |
| cross | 28 KJV | 28 | 33 | Matthew |
| crown | 66 KJV | 81 | 80 | Exodus |
| Damascus | 61 KJV | 61 | 61 | Acts |
| dance | 8 KJV | 27 | 29 | Judges |
| Daniel | 83 KJV | 83 | 83 | Daniel |
| David | 1,011 KJV | 1,064 | 1,063 | 1 Samuel |
| death | 372 KJV | 376 | 400 | Psalms |
| debt | 7 KJV | 18 | 18 | Matthew |
| demon | 23 WEB | 0 | 79 | Luke |
| devil | 61 KJV | 116 | 35 | Luke |
| disciple | 29 KJV | 273 | 278 | John |
| divorce | 1 KJV | 11 | 23 | Matthew |
| dog | 15 KJV | 41 | 40 | 1 Kings |
| dove | 18 KJV | 30 | 31 | Song of Solomon |
| dragon | 19 KJV | 35 | 14 | Revelation |
| dream | 74 KJV | 121 | 122 | Genesis |
| drunk | 29 KJV | 81 | 76 | Isaiah |
| eagle | 23 KJV | 32 | 28 | Deuteronomy |
| Easter | 1 KJV | 1 | 0 | Acts |
| Eden | 20 KJV | 20 | 20 | Ezekiel |
| Egypt | 611 KJV | 611 | 616 | Exodus |
| elder | 20 KJV | 199 | 214 | Deuteronomy |
| Elijah | 69 KJV | 99 | 101 | 1 Kings |
| Elisha | 58 KJV | 59 | 59 | 2 Kings |
| envy | 20 KJV | 34 | 23 | Proverbs |
| Esau | 88 KJV | 100 | 102 | Genesis |
| Esther | 53 KJV | 53 | 52 | Esther |
| eternal life | 41 KJV | 41 | 45 | John |
| Eve | 4 KJV | 4 | 4 | Genesis |
| faith | 247 KJV | 247 | 249 | Romans |
| faithful | 82 KJV | 101 | 115 | Psalms |
| fasting | 17 KJV | 36 | 39 | Acts |
| father | 979 KJV | 1,675 | 1,911 | Genesis |
| fear | 400 KJV | 509 | 376 | Psalms |
| fear not | 63 KJV | 103 | 108 | Isaiah |
| fear of the LORD | 30 KJV | 30 | 23 | Proverbs |
| fire | 549 KJV | 550 | 548 | Leviticus |
| fish | 35 KJV | 62 | 65 | John |
| forgiveness | 7 KJV | 120 | 129 | Luke |
| forty | 157 KJV | 161 | 162 | Numbers |
| forty days | 22 KJV | 22 | 22 | Genesis |
| friend | 53 KJV | 102 | 115 | Proverbs |
| Gabriel | 4 KJV | 4 | 4 | Daniel |
| Galilee | 72 KJV | 72 | 71 | Matthew |
| Gentiles | 129 KJV | 131 | 85 | Acts |
| giant | 8 KJV | 21 | 8 | Deuteronomy |
| Gideon | 39 KJV | 39 | 40 | Judges |
| glory | 402 KJV | 522 | 494 | Isaiah |
| goat | 35 KJV | 132 | 157 | Numbers |
| God | 4,446 KJV | 4,716 | 4,349 | Psalms |
| gold | 417 KJV | 483 | 482 | Exodus |
| Goliath | 6 KJV | 6 | 6 | 1 Samuel |
| Gomorrah | 20 KJV | 24 | 24 | Genesis |
| goodness | 51 KJV | 51 | 33 | Psalms |
| gospel | 101 KJV | 101 | 0 | Romans |
| grace | 170 KJV | 170 | 140 | Romans |
| grief | 26 KJV | 119 | 79 | Psalms |
| hallelujah | 4 KJV | 29 | 29 | Psalms |
| hate | 87 KJV | 196 | 192 | Psalms |
| healing | 14 KJV | 137 | 149 | Luke |
| heart | 830 KJV | 946 | 953 | Psalms |
| heaven | 582 KJV | 716 | 495 | Matthew |
| hell | 54 KJV | 54 | 89 | Matthew |
| Herod | 40 KJV | 44 | 44 | Luke |
| holy | 611 KJV | 611 | 674 | Leviticus |
| Holy Spirit | 97 KJV | 97 | 96 | Acts |
| honey | 56 KJV | 65 | 65 | Deuteronomy |
| hope | 129 KJV | 143 | 156 | Psalms |
| horse | 43 KJV | 154 | 157 | 2 Kings |
| humility | 7 KJV | 69 | 97 | 2 Chronicles |
| idol | 15 KJV | 116 | 119 | Ezekiel |
| incense | 129 KJV | 129 | 135 | Jeremiah |
| Isaac | 128 KJV | 132 | 132 | Genesis |
| Isaiah | 32 KJV | 53 | 53 | Isaiah |
| Ishmael | 47 KJV | 48 | 48 | Jeremiah |
| Israel | 2,567 KJV | 2,577 | 2,581 | Numbers |
| Jacob | 358 KJV | 377 | 381 | Genesis |
| James | 42 KJV | 42 | 42 | Mark |
| Jehovah | 7 KJV | 7 | 0 | Exodus |
| Jeremiah | 146 KJV | 150 | 150 | Jeremiah |
| Jericho | 64 KJV | 64 | 63 | Joshua |
| Jerusalem | 811 KJV | 811 | 808 | 2 Chronicles |
| Jesus | 984 KJV | 984 | 980 | John |
| Jesus Christ | 196 KJV | 196 | 166 | Romans |
| Job | 59 KJV | 60 | 59 | Job |
| John | 131 KJV | 133 | 133 | Luke |
| Jonah | 19 KJV | 31 | 32 | Jonah |
| Jordan | 197 KJV | 197 | 196 | Joshua |
| Joseph | 228 KJV | 250 | 249 | Genesis |
| Joshua | 216 KJV | 216 | 221 | Joshua |
| joy | 165 KJV | 190 | 195 | Psalms |
| Judah | 812 KJV | 826 | 840 | Jeremiah |
| Judas | 33 KJV | 33 | 30 | John |
| judgment | 294 KJV | 421 | 219 | Psalms |
| kindness | 48 KJV | 84 | 226 | Psalms |
| king | 2,256 KJV | 2,874 | 2,878 | 2 Kings |
| kingdom of God | 69 KJV | 69 | 69 | Luke |
| kingdom of heaven | 32 KJV | 32 | 31 | Matthew |
| lamb | 105 KJV | 188 | 188 | Numbers |
| Lazarus | 15 KJV | 15 | 15 | John |
| Leah | 29 KJV | 34 | 34 | Genesis |
| Leviathan | 5 KJV | 5 | 6 | Psalms |
| light | 272 KJV | 282 | 263 | Job |
| lion | 98 KJV | 150 | 139 | 1 Kings |
| locust | 11 KJV | 28 | 36 | Exodus |
| Lord | 7,831 KJV | 8,007 | 8,268 | Psalms |
| love | 310 KJV | 492 | 537 | John |
| love one another | 13 KJV | 13 | 13 | 1 John |
| lust | 19 KJV | 54 | 46 | James |
| manna | 19 KJV | 19 | 18 | Exodus |
| marriage | 19 KJV | 77 | 84 | Matthew |
| Martha | 13 KJV | 13 | 13 | John |
| Mary | 54 KJV | 54 | 53 | Luke |
| mercy | 276 KJV | 360 | 218 | Psalms |
| Michael | 15 KJV | 15 | 15 | 1 Chronicles |
| milk | 48 KJV | 48 | 50 | Deuteronomy |
| miracle | 10 KJV | 37 | 11 | John |
| money | 140 KJV | 140 | 140 | Genesis |
| moon | 51 KJV | 62 | 66 | Psalms |
| Moses | 847 KJV | 847 | 849 | Exodus |
| mother | 245 KJV | 328 | 337 | Matthew |
| mountain | 137 KJV | 314 | 389 | Ezekiel |
| music | 16 WEB | 20 | 23 | Daniel |
| Nazareth | 29 KJV | 29 | 24 | Luke |
| Nebuchadnezzar | 60 KJV | 91 | 91 | Jeremiah |
| Nineveh | 18 KJV | 18 | 19 | Jonah |
| Noah | 51 KJV | 58 | 58 | Genesis |
| obey | 69 KJV | 144 | 135 | Jeremiah |
| oil | 202 KJV | 202 | 216 | Leviticus |
| parable | 49 KJV | 65 | 69 | Matthew |
| Passover | 76 KJV | 77 | 78 | 2 Chronicles |
| patience | 34 KJV | 49 | 35 | Romans |
| Paul | 156 KJV | 162 | 161 | Acts |
| peace | 429 KJV | 429 | 412 | Leviticus |
| Peter | 158 KJV | 162 | 162 | Acts |
| Pharaoh | 231 KJV | 279 | 280 | Exodus |
| Pilate | 56 KJV | 56 | 56 | John |
| poor | 205 KJV | 205 | 174 | Proverbs |
| praise | 246 KJV | 311 | 306 | Psalms |
| praise the LORD | 58 KJV | 58 | 59 | Psalms |
| prayer | 109 KJV | 133 | 122 | Psalms |
| pride | 49 KJV | 97 | 100 | Psalms |
| priest | 498 KJV | 944 | 943 | Leviticus |
| prophet | 241 KJV | 482 | 480 | Jeremiah |
| Rachel | 42 KJV | 47 | 48 | Genesis |
| Rebekah | 28 KJV | 31 | 31 | Genesis |
| redemption | 20 KJV | 158 | 158 | Leviticus |
| rejoice | 192 KJV | 285 | 265 | Psalms |
| remember | 148 KJV | 263 | 226 | Psalms |
| repent | 46 KJV | 110 | 73 | Luke |
| rest | 275 KJV | 304 | 326 | 2 Kings |
| resurrection | 41 KJV | 41 | 43 | Acts |
| riches | 98 KJV | 98 | 85 | Proverbs |
| righteous | 238 KJV | 238 | 296 | Psalms |
| righteousness | 306 KJV | 306 | 313 | Psalms |
| Ruth | 13 KJV | 13 | 13 | Ruth |
| sabbath | 136 KJV | 171 | 168 | Leviticus |
| sacrifice | 218 KJV | 332 | 321 | Leviticus |
| saint | 5 KJV | 101 | 91 | Psalms |
| salt | 40 KJV | 40 | 46 | Joshua |
| salvation | 164 KJV | 164 | 163 | Psalms |
| Samaria | 124 KJV | 124 | 122 | 2 Kings |
| Samson | 36 KJV | 39 | 39 | Judges |
| Samuel | 142 KJV | 142 | 143 | 1 Samuel |
| Sarah | 39 KJV | 59 | 59 | Genesis |
| Satan | 55 KJV | 56 | 55 | Job |
| Saul | 389 KJV | 420 | 419 | 1 Samuel |
| Selah | 75 KJV | 75 | 75 | Psalms |
| serpent | 38 KJV | 53 | 43 | Genesis |
| seven | 463 KJV | 589 | 592 | Leviticus |
| sheep | 187 KJV | 187 | 204 | John |
| Silas | 13 KJV | 13 | 12 | Acts |
| sin | 448 KJV | 771 | 790 | Leviticus |
| Sinai | 37 KJV | 37 | 39 | Exodus |
| sinner | 21 KJV | 69 | 71 | Luke |
| sleep | 82 KJV | 144 | 143 | 1 Kings |
| Sodom | 48 KJV | 48 | 49 | Genesis |
| Solomon | 279 KJV | 304 | 304 | 1 Kings |
| Son of God | 59 KJV | 59 | 42 | John |
| Son of Man | 196 KJV | 196 | 196 | Ezekiel |
| soul | 458 KJV | 537 | 502 | Psalms |
| sparrow | 2 KJV | 6 | 7 | Psalms |
| spirit | 505 KJV | 551 | 645 | Isaiah |
| Stephen | 7 KJV | 7 | 7 | Acts |
| strength | 242 KJV | 320 | 272 | Psalms |
| sun | 160 KJV | 160 | 157 | Ecclesiastes |
| sword | 424 KJV | 448 | 449 | Ezekiel |
| tabernacle | 328 KJV | 358 | 123 | Numbers |
| tattoo | 1 WEB | 0 | 1 | Leviticus |
| temple | 204 KJV | 213 | 226 | Acts |
| thankful | 3 KJV | 135 | 167 | Psalms |
| Thomas | 12 KJV | 12 | 11 | John |
| throne | 176 KJV | 185 | 193 | Revelation |
| thus saith the LORD | 415 KJV | 415 | 128 | Jeremiah |
| Timothy | 7 KJV | 24 | 24 | Acts |
| tithe | 14 KJV | 40 | 42 | Deuteronomy |
| tree | 205 KJV | 362 | 348 | Ezekiel |
| trust | 134 KJV | 187 | 134 | Psalms |
| truth | 235 KJV | 235 | 210 | Psalms |
| twelve | 188 KJV | 211 | 211 | 1 Chronicles |
| unicorn | 6 KJV | 9 | 0 | Psalms |
| vengeance | 45 KJV | 45 | 49 | Jeremiah |
| verily | 140 KJV | 140 | 103 | John |
| verily, verily | 25 KJV | 25 | 0 | John |
| vine | 62 KJV | 188 | 197 | Isaiah |
| water | 396 KJV | 702 | 704 | Genesis |
| wicked | 344 KJV | 471 | 452 | Psalms |
| widow | 50 KJV | 76 | 78 | Deuteronomy |
| wife | 396 KJV | 540 | 536 | Genesis |
| wilderness | 304 KJV | 304 | 301 | Numbers |
| wine | 230 KJV | 232 | 256 | Isaiah |
| wisdom | 234 KJV | 234 | 227 | Proverbs |
| wolf | 6 KJV | 13 | 16 | Isaiah |
| woman | 361 KJV | 547 | 542 | 1 Samuel |
| worry | 2 WEB | 0 | 3 | Isaiah |
| worship | 108 KJV | 196 | 183 | Revelation |
| wrath | 198 KJV | 198 | 238 | Psalms |
| Yahweh | 5,664 WEB | 0 | 6,833 | Jeremiah |
| Zion | 152 KJV | 153 | 161 | Isaiah |
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.