How many times is Seth mentioned in the Bible?
The word Seth appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Seth 9 times.
Seth in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Seth counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Seth | 8 | 9 |
| Total | 8 | 9 |
What the name Seth means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Seth as "put; who puts; fixed".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Seth
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match 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.
1 Chronicles 1:1: counted in the World English Bible only
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
Adam, Seth, Enosh,
Common questions
How many times is Seth in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 7 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Seth appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (7), then Luke (1).
Where is Seth first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 4:25: "And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew." The last is Luke 3:38.
What does the name Seth mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Seth as "put; who puts; fixed".
More word counts: Methuselah, Terah, Dinah, Nimrod, Melchizedek, Andrew, Festus, Titus, or all 484 words.
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 2026-10-22.