34 occurrences

'Prevailed' in the Bible

And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

Verse ConceptsBuoyancy

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

Verse ConceptsCovering The Earth

And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheFive Months And MoreFloods

And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

Verse ConceptsPeople OvercomingWrestlingPeople With Apt Names

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesInjuryTouchWeakness, PhysicalDislocatingThighsTouching To HarmWrestlingmuscles

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Verse ConceptsTypes Of ChristChanged NamesGod Naming PeopleGod Renaming PeopleHuman Nature, OvercomingStruggles

The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Verse ConceptsHeadsHillsPrincesEternal WorldBlessed By God

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodMoses, Significance OfLifting HandsPutting Things DownWinningBattleisrael

but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork.

Verse ConceptsForced Labour

And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualPower, HumanThe Spirit Of The LordJudging IsraelThose God Gave Into Their Handsempowerment

And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

Verse ConceptsCavesPower, HumanSelf DefenceStrength, HumanStrongholdsFortsDensEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

Verse ConceptsAchievementdefeatSlinging Stones

And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate.

Notwithstanding, the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Verse ConceptsStubbornnessSelf WillCensus

But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

Verse ConceptsRulers

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

Verse ConceptsdefeatReliability

He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon render unto him, in the second year also, and in the third.

Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainTributesWeights And Measures, DryWheat

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

Verse ConceptsdefeatRejoicing In Evil

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

Verse ConceptsTreatment From YouthPersecutionOvercoming Hard TimesEnemy Attacks

O Jehovah, thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me.

Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleCruelty, examples ofMockeryPainRidicule, Objects OfDerisionAmbivalenceGod DeceivingDeception

behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee: now that thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

Verse ConceptsMarshesMen DeceivingFriends Failing

For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.

Verse ConceptsBeing ForsakenPeace, Human Destruction OfSympathyRestoring SinnersI Mourn CatastropheNo Comfort

I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

Verse ConceptsSaintsHorns In Allegory

yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,

Verse ConceptsFinding GodBe Merciful!God SpeakingWrestlingStrugglesmanhood

All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee on thy way, even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread lay a snare under thee: there is no understanding in him.

Verse ConceptsAllegiancesFriends FailingGroups Sent AwayMen Of PeaceFriendship And Trust

So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye to it .

Verse ConceptsGesturesTumultCrowdsInnocence, Examples OfResponsibility, Examples OfSymbolsWashingExcitementDisorder Among PeopleResponsibility For Blood ShedJesus Christ, SinlessnessPlea Of Innocence

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

Verse ConceptsImportunity, Towards PeopleGroups ShoutingChrist Would Be Killed

And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsNaked In ShamePeople JumpingDemons Harming IndividualsOthers Who FledThose DemonisedDemons Causing TormentOvercomingThe DevilCasting Out Demonsmanjumping

And they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Verse ConceptsNo RoomBeing Lost

Bible Theasaurus

Dominate (15 instances)
Endure (180 instances)
Obtain (93 instances)
Persist (16 instances)
Prevail (75 instances)
Prevailed (48 instances)
Triumph (72 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
κατισχύω 
Katischuo 
Usage: 1

גּבר 
Gabar 
Usage: 25

חזק 
Chazaq 
Usage: 290

יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

יכיל יכל 
Y@kel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

עזז 
`azaz 
Usage: 12

עצר 
`atsar 
Usage: 46

ערץ 
`arats 
Usage: 15

רדה 
Radah 
Usage: 27

תּקף 
Taqaph 
Usage: 3

ἰσχύω 
Ischuo 
can , be able , avail , prevail , be whole , cannot , can do , may ,
Usage: 19

νικάω 
Nikao 
Usage: 17

ὠφελέω 
Opheleo 
Usage: 8

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