15 occurrences

'Force' in the Bible

And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:

And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

By God's great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have ye ruled over them.

And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדרע 
'edra` (Aramaic) 
by force
Usage: 1

און 
'own 
Usage: 12

אפק 
'aphaq 
Usage: 7

גּבוּרה 
G@buwrah 
Usage: 61

גּזל 
Gazal 
Usage: 30

חזקה 
Chozqah 
Usage: 7

חיל 
Chayil 
Usage: 243

כּבשׁ 
Kabash 
Usage: 14

כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

לח 
Leach 
Usage: 1

לחץ 
Lachats 
Usage: 19

מאמץ 
Ma'amats 
Usage: 1

מיץ 
Miyts 
Usage: 3

מעז מעז מעוּז מעוז 
Ma`owz 
Usage: 36

מרץ 
Marats 
Usage: 4

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 83

ἁρπάζω 
Harpazo 
catch up , take by force , catch away , pluck , catch , pull
Usage: 8

βέβαιος 
Bebaios 
Usage: 9

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