6 occurrences

'Contain' in the Bible

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, except to burn sacrifice before him?

But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, so that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure thereof shall be according to the homer.

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which if they were written one by one, I suppose that not even the world itself would contain the books written.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּוּל 
Kuwl 
Usage: 38

ἐγκρατεύομαι 
Egkrateuomai 
Usage: 2

περιέχω 
Periecho 
Usage: 3

χωρέω 
Choreo 
Usage: 5