35 occurrences

'Whence' in the Bible

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Verse ConceptsWhere From?Where To?mistress

And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

Verse ConceptsWhere From?

And Joseph saw his brethren, and knew them; but he made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them, and said to them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

Verse ConceptsPretenceAwarenessBuying FoodRecognising PeopledisguisesWhere From?

Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh that we may eat!

Verse ConceptsMourning In RegretEating Meat

And Balak said to him, Come, I pray thee, with me to another place, from whence thou wilt see them; thou shalt see only the extremity of them and shalt not see them all, and curse me them from thence.

Verse ConceptsSubdivisionsCursing Israel

lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he had promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsImpotence Of GodDying In The WildernessGod Hating PeopleGod Might Kill His People

For the land, whither thou enterest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalWater IrrigationRivers And StreamsArtificialnessNot Like ThingsFeet In ActionGardensHerbsland

even all nations shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land? whence the heat of this great anger?

Verse ConceptsWhy Does God Do This?Will God Be Angry?

And the woman had taken and concealed the two men; and she said, Yes, the men did come unto me, but I knew not whence they were;

Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessPeople Hiding PeopleGodly WomanMan And Womanhiding

And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

Verse ConceptsWho Is This?Where From?

And he shall dwell in that city, until he have stood before the assembly in judgment, until the death of the high-priest that shall be in those days; then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of Office HoldersPermission To Return Home

Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name;

Verse ConceptsThe Angel Of GodNot Asking OthersWhere From?What Is God's Name?Man Of God

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfarer in the open square of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going? and whence do you come?"

Verse ConceptsWhere From?Where To?

And shall I take my bread, and my water, and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men whom I know not whence they are?

Verse ConceptsMeatWaterNot Knowing People

And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentEmployers, Bad ExamplesSick IndividualsWhere From?

And David said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsExamples Of EscapingEscaping From PeopleWhere From?

And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.

Verse ConceptsWhere From?

And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

Verse ConceptsAmbiguityMotionlessnessStaying PutWhere From?

And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

Verse ConceptsThreshing FloorProviding WineNo Help

They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.

Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipLoyaltyParticipation, In SinServanthood, And Worship Of Goddouble mindednessServing One's Own Gods

Then came the prophet Isaiah to king Hezekiah and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, from Babylon.

Verse ConceptsPeople From Far AwayWhere From?

And it came to pass that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us so ten times, from all the places whence they returned to us,

Verse ConceptsTen TimesGiving Informationvulnerability

And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?SatanThe Devil

And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?wandering

For years few in number shall pass, and I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Description OfJourneyThe Finality Of DeathPeople not returningDeath Is Finalpast

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Verse ConceptsWhere From?

{A Song of degrees.} I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come?

Verse ConceptsLooking HeavenwardHillsCrying For HelpLooking At God's WorksOptimism

The burden of the beasts of the south: Through a land of trouble and anguish, whence come the lioness and lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to

Verse ConceptsenvoyBackSnakesBeastsflying

Then came the prophet Isaiah to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country to me, from Babylon.

Verse ConceptsPeople From Far AwayWhere From?Named Prophets Of The Lord

But evil shall come upon thee thou shalt not know from whence it riseth; and mischief shall fall upon thee, which thou shalt not be able to ward off; and desolation that thou suspectest not shall come upon thee suddenly.

Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedSudden DestructionSuddenlyNot Knowing The Future

Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.

Verse ConceptsPursuing GoodRighteousness, Of BelieversExcavationclosure

and I will be found of you, saith Jehovah. And I will turn your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again into the place whence I have caused you to be carried away captive.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRestoring NationsGathering IsraelFinding GodPromise of return

And they said unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

Verse ConceptsWho Is The One?Where From?Why Does This Happen?jonah

For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. Whence is the transgression of Jacob? is it not from Samaria? And whence are the high places of Judah? are they not from Jerusalem?

Verse ConceptsSin, Nature OfGod's People Sinning

And it shall come to pass, that all they that see thee shall flee from thee, and shall say, Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

Verse ConceptsRuinsArchaeologyComfortless LivesHuman ComfortLeaving People Alone

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Whence (85 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅσος 
Hosos 
Usage: 76

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ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

εἴτε 
Eite 
or , whether , or whether , if
Usage: 64

λευκαίνω 
Leukaino 
Usage: 2

μικρόν 
Mikron 
a little while , a little , a while
Usage: 10

ὅθεν 
Hothen 
Usage: 11

ὅστις ἥτις ὅ6τι 
hostis 
Usage: 112

πάλαι 
Palai 
long ago , any while , a great while ago , old , in time past , of old
Usage: 4

σώζω 
Sozo 
save , make whole , heal , be whole ,
Usage: 79

ὑγιαίνω 
Hugiaino 
sound , be sound , be whole , whole , wholesome , be in health , safe and sound
Usage: 10

ὑστέρημα 
Husterema 
Usage: 8

χάριν 
Charin 
Usage: 8

χρόνος 
Chronos 
time , season , while , a while , space , oftentimes Trans , not tr ,
Usage: 41