How many times is lamb mentioned in the Bible?
The word lamb appears 105 times in the King James Version, in 98 verses. Counting every form (lamb, lambs, Lamb's), it appears 188 times in 175 verses across 23 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses lamb 100 times (188 with every form).
Lamb in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of lamb counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| lamb | 105 | 100 |
| lambs | 81 | 84 |
| Lamb's | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 188 | 188 |
Which books mention lamb most
Lamb appears in 23 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (69), then Revelation (29) and Leviticus (21).
Also in: 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Proverbs (1), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Luke (1), Acts (1), 1 Peter (1).
First and last mention of lamb
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
The verse that uses it most is Exodus 12:3, 2 times (tied with Exodus 12:4, Exodus 29:39, Leviticus 14:10, Numbers 6:14, Numbers 28:4 and 7 more):
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Psalm 37:20: counted in the KJV only
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
Revelation 6:9: counted in the World English Bible only
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
Verses with lamb on our topic pages
6 verses that use lamb in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
On: Christmas
saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”
On: Angels
I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”
On: Creation
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
On: Persecution
for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
On: Heaven
He said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” He said to me, “These are true words of God.”
On: Communion
Common questions
How many times is lamb in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 153 of the 188 uses are in the Old Testament and 35 in the New Testament. Lamb appears in 23 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (69), then Revelation (29) and Leviticus (21).
Where is lamb first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 21:28: "And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves." The last is Revelation 22:3.
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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 2026-10-02.