Just working on repeated words and phrases in the Bible Repeated phrases in the Word of God speak of emphasis, finality, intensity and completion. Repetition… Repetition
The Lord focuses on 2 or 3 witnesses…
Gen 41:32 dreams doubled
Deu 19:15 2 or 3 witness
John 8:17 2 or 3 witness
There is also a word for this …
ploce
I’m sure there are more. I’ll add them as I stumble onto them…
Just a note, I originally started noticing just english words, but then I heard or read about Hebrew repeated words. I’ve included them also.
Gen 3:15 Seed (Hebrew)
Gen 4:2 Abel
Gen 6:9 Noah: Noah
Gen 7:16 went in
Gen 11:10 Shem: Shem
Gen 11:27 Terah: Terah
Gen 22:11 Abraham, Abraham
Gen 30:43 exceedingly 2x in Hebrew, 1x in English?
Gen 32:30 face (Hebrew)
Gen 37:23 his coat, his coat
Gen 44:22 his Father, his Father
Gen 46:2 Jacob, Jacob
Ex 3:4 Moses, Moses
Ex 3:14 I AM THAT I AM (Hebrew)
Ex 3:14 and he said, Thus shalt thou say (Hebrew)
Exo 4:3 cast in on the ground (Hebrew)
Ex 5:17 ye are idle, ye are idle
Ex 14:8 children of Israel 2x (Hebrew)
Ex 15:25 into the waters, the waters 2x (Hebrew)
Ex 15:26 If thou wilt diligently hearken (Hebrew)
Ex 25:35 And [there shall be] a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same (2x hebrew phrase)
Ex 28:34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate
Ex 34:6 The Lord, The Lord
Ex 35:22 offered offered
Ex 37:21 and a knop under two branches of the same 3x
Ex 39:26 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate
Lev 6:9 the burnt offering
Lev 6:22 it: it
Lev 13:45 unclean, unclean
Lev 19:20 and not at all redeemed (Hebrew)
Lev 21:22 holy (Hebrew)
Lev 24:16 certainly stone (Hebrew)
Lev 25:28 jubliee (Hebrew)
Lev 26:5 vintage (Hebrew)
Lev 27:10 bad and change (Hebrew)
Num 5:22 Amen, amen
Num 5:24 water that causeth the curse (Hebrew)
Num 11:1 Lord (Hebrew)
Num 11:35 Hazeroth (Hebrew)
Num 12:8 mouth (Hebrew)
Num 14:14 face (Hebrew)
Num 17:12 we perish (Hebrew)
Num 35:18 die (hebrew)
Num 35:18 murderer (hebrew)
Deu 2:20 giants, giants
Deu 4:9 sons’ sons
Deu 4:25 childrens children
Deu 5:4 face (Hebrew)
Deu 6:2 and thy son, and thy son
Deu 7:6 The Lord thy God, the Lord thy God
Deu 10:14 heaven (3x in hebrew)
Deu 10:17 God (3x in hebrew) Lord (2x in hebrew)
Deu 11:24 the river
Deu 16:19 gift Hebrew
Deu 26:9 land (Hebrew)
Deu 31:18 hide (Hebrew)
Josh 3:13 the Lord
Josh 3:13 in the waters of Jordan (Hebrew 2 words)
Josh 7:20 and thus and thus
Josh 22:22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods
Judges 5:7 ceased (Hebrew)
Judges 5:12 Awake, Awake
Judges 5:23 to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord
Judges 5:30 a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours
Judges 5:30 of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework
Judges 6:22 face (Hebrew)
Judges 13:1 and the Lord (Hebrew)
Judges 13:8 secret (Hebrew)
Ruth 4:4 redeem it, redeem it
Ruth 4:18 Pharez: Pharez
1 Sam 1:3 yearly 2x in Hebrew, 1x in English
1 Sam 3:6 Samuel, Samuel (Hebrew)
1 Sam 3:10 Samuel, Samuel
1 Sam 4:14-15 Eli (Hebrew)
1 Sam 10:8 sacrifice sacrifices
1 Sam 26:17 David
1 Sam 28:6 the Lord, the Lord
2 Sam 16:7 come out come out
2 Sam 16:16 God save the King God save the King
2 Sam 17:6 Absalom, Absalom
2 Sam 18:33 my son, my son
2 Sam 19:4 my son, my son
2 Sam 20:16 hear, hear
2 Sam 20:20 far be it, far be it
1 Kings 13:2 altar, altar
1 Kings 18:39 The Lord, he is the God, The Lord, he is the God
1 Kings 22:4 people, horses (Hebrew)
2 Kings 2:12 My Father, My Father
2 Kings 2:23 Go up, thou bald head, Go up, thou bald head
2 Kings 4:19 my head, my head
2 Kings 6:21 shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
2 Kings 13:14 My Father, My Father
1 Chro 8:40 sons’ sons
1 Chro 12:18 Peace, Peace
1 Chro 16:10-11 Seek the Lord
1 Chro 21:21 Ornan, Ornan
1 Chro 29:2 gold/silver (Hebrew)
1 Chro 29:2 gold/silver/wood/brass (Hebrew)
2 Chro 8:2 Solomon, Solomon
2 Chro 18:14 the king, the king
2 Chro 23:13 Treason, Treason
2 Chro 28:13 “and to our trespass:” “for our trespass” (in hebrew)
Ezra 7:20 bestow, bestow
Nehemiah 1:11 to the prayer of thy servant (Hebrew)
Nehemiah 8:6 Amen, Amen
Esther 1:1 Ahasuerus (hebrew)
Esther 2:9 her, her
Esther 4:16 I perish, I perish
Job 19:21 Have pity on me, Have pity on me
Job 39:25 ha, ha
Psa 10:4 God, God
Psa 19:2 day (Hebrew)
Psa 22:1 My God, my God
Psa 22:4 trusted (Hebrew)
Psa 25:3 ashamed (Hebrew)
Psa 35:21 Aha, Aha
Psa 40:15 Aha, Aha
Psa 41:13 amen (Hebrew)
Psa 47:6 sing praises: sing praises
Psa 51:4 thee, thee
Psa 48:8 God: God
Psa 67:6-7 God, shall bless us, God, shall bless us
Psa 68:8 God (hebrew)
Psa 68:15 hill (hebrew)
Psa 68:33 heavens (hebrew)
Psa 70:3 Aha, Aha
Psa 72:19 amen (hebrew)
Psa 78:8 generation (Hebrew)
Psa 89:52 amen (hebrew)
Psa 94:3 how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked
Psa 97:5 At the presence of God, at the presence of God
Psa 103:17 children (Hebrew)
Psa 115:16 heaven (Hebrew)
Psa 116:16 I am thy servant, I am thy servant
Psa 118:11 They compassed me about (Hebrew 2x)
Psa 118:25 O Lord: O Lord
Psa 122:2-3 Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Psa 123:2-3 have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us
Psa 129:3 plowers plowed
Psa 130:1-2 Lord 2. Lord
Psa 135:12 an heritage, an heritage
Psa 137:7 rase it, rase it
Psa 146:1 Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord
Psa 148:1 Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord
Psa 148:14 Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord
Psa 149:1 Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord
Psa 149:9 Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord
Psa 150:1 Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord
Pro 1:26,27 when your fear cometh (Hebrew)
Pro 6:15 suddenly; suddenly
Pro 13:22 “to his children’s” children
Pro 16:26 “that laboureth” laboureth
Pro 17:6 children’s children
Pro 18:3 cometh, “[then] cometh”
Pro 20:14 it is naught, it is naught
Pro 27:19 face (Hebrew)
Pro 28:21 for for
Pro 30:15 Give, Give
Eccl 1:2 vanity (Hebrew)
Eccl 9:10 do, do
Song of Solomon 1:1 song (Hebrew)
Song of Solomon 4:13 spikenard, spikenard
Song of Solomon 6:13 return, return
Isa 1:24 the Lord, the LORD
Isa 3:1 the Lord, the Lord
Isa 6:3 Holy, Holy, Holy
Isa 8:9 gird yourselves and ye shall be broken in pieces, gird yourselves and ye shall be broken in pieces
Isa 9:21 Ephraim (Hebrew)
Isa 10:16 the Lord, the Lord
Isa 10:33 The Lord 2x
Isa 19:2 Egyptian, city, kingdon (hebrew)
Isa 21:2 treacherous (hebrew)
Isa 21:2 spoiler (hebrew)
Isa 21:9 is fallen, is fallen
Isa 21:11 watchman what of the night, watchman what of the night
Isa 21:12 enquire, enquire
Isa 24:16 my leanness, my leanness
Isa 26:3 “[him] in perfect” peace (in hebrew) shalom
Isa 28:10 Precept, Precept Line, Line
Isa 28:13 Precept, Precept Line, Line
Isa 29:1 to Ariel, to Ariel
Isa 29:22 Jacob, Jacob
Isa 30:9 children, children
Isa 33:19 people (Hebrew)
Isa 38:19 the living, the living
Isa 40:1 Comfort ye, Comfort ye
Isa 40:7-8 grass (Hebrew)
Isa 41:27 behold, behold
Isa 51:9 Awake, Awake
Isa 51:17 Awake, Awake
Isa 52:1 Awake, Awake
Isa 52:8 voice (2x in Hebrew) eye (2x in hebrew)
Isa 52:11 Depart ye, Depart ye
Isa 57:14 cast ye up, cast ye up
Isa 57:19 Peace, peace
Isa 59:6 their works
Isa 62:10 cast ye up, cast ye up
Isa 65:1 Behold me, Behold me
Jer 4:10 “thou hast greatly” deceived (same hebrew word)
Jer 4:19 My bowels, My bowels
Jer 4:20 destruction (Hebrew) Jer 5:15 nations
Jer 5:28 the cause, the cause
Jer 6:14 Peace, Peace
Jer 7:4 the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord
Jer 8:11 Peace, Peace
Jer 14:16 them, them
Jer 15:2 death (hebrew)
Jer 15:2 sword (hebrew)
Jer 15:2 famine (hebrew)
Jer 15:2 captivity (hebrew)
Jer 22:29 earth, earth, earth
Jer 23:25 I have dreamed, I have dreamed
Jer 27:7 I sons (Hebrew)
Jer 43:11 death (hebrew)
Jer 43:11 captivity (hebrew)
Jer 43:11 sword (hebrew)
Jer 48:11 vessel (hebrew)
Jer 48:33 shouting (3x) (Hebrew)
Jer 52:19 gold/silver (Hebrew)
Lam 1:16 mine eye
Lam 4:15 depart, depart
Eze 3:18 wicked Hebrew
Eze 7:6 end is come (Hebrew)
Eze 10:2 in in
Eze 10:11 they went they went
Eze 16:23 woe, woe
Eze 16:53 captivity (Hebrew)
Eze 21:9 a sword, a sword
Eze 21:27 overturn, overturn, overturn
Eze 21:28 the sword, the sword
Eze 23:20 flesh/issue (Hebrew)
Eze 33:11 turn ye, turn ye
Eze 44:3 the prince, the prince
Eze 47:3 the waters, the waters
Eze 47:4 the waters, the waters
Dan 2:1 Nebuchadnezzer, Nebuchadnezzer
Dan 4:3 generation (Hebrew)
Dan 4:34 generation (Hebrew)
Dan 5:25 MENE, MENE
Dan 6:20 Daniel (Aramaic)
Dan 8:3 horns
Hosea 2:15 her her
Hosea 13:14 death (hebrew)
Joel 1:3 children (Hebrew 4x)
Joel 3:14 multitudes, multitudes
Amos 5:16 Alas!, Alas!
Amos 7:7 plumbline (Hebrew)
Obadiah 1:15 as thou hast done, it shall be done (hebrew)
Jonah 1:6 “upon thy God”, “if so be that God” (hebrew)
Micah 1:8 stripped (2x in hebrew)
Micah 1:10 weep, roll (2x in hebrew each)
Micah 2:4 “we be utterly” spoiled (hebrew)
Micah 2:6 prophesy (3x in hebrew)
Micah 2:12 “I will surely” assemble (in hebrew)
Micah 2:12 “all of thee; I will surely” gather (in hebrew)
Nahum 1:2 the LORD revengeth, the LORD revengeth
Nahum 2:8 stand, stand
Hab 3:2 in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years
Zep 1:14 is near, it is near (note the italics)
Hag 1:6 earneth wages earneth wages
Zech 2:6 Ho, Ho
Zech 4:7 Grace, Grace
Zech 11:9 die cut off (Hebrew)
Malachi 3:7 “[them]. Return” “unto me, and I will return” (in hebrew)
Matt 5:37 Yea, Yea Nay, Nay
Matt 6:34 for the morrow, for the morrow
Matt 7:21,22 Lord, Lord
Matt 23:7 Rabbi, Rabbi
Matt 23:37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Matt 25:11 Lord, Lord
Matt 27:46 Eli, Eli…My God, My God
Mark 15:34 Eloi, Eloi My God, My God
Luke 6:46 Lord, Lord
Luke 8:24 Master, Master
Luke 10:41 Martha, Martha
Luke 12:5 fear: Fear
Luke 12:19 soul, Soul
Luke 13:25 Lord, Lord
Luke 13:34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Luke 22:31 Simon, Simon
Luke 23:21 Crucify him, Crucify him
John 3:3 Verily, Verily
John 3:5 Verily, Verily
John 3:11 Verily, Verily
John 5:19 Verily, Verily
John 5:25 Verily, Verily
John 6:26 Verily, Verily
John 6:32 Verily, Verily
John 6:47 Verily, Verily
John 6:53 Verily, Verily
John 8:34 Verily, Verily
John 8:51 Verily, Verily
John 8:58 Verily, Verily
John 10:1 Verily, Verily
John 10:11 the good shepherd: the good shepherd
John 11:22 God, God
John 12:24 Verily, Verily
John 13:16 Verily, Verily
John 13:20 Verily, Verily
John 13:21 Verily, Verily
John 13:28 Verily, Verily
John 14:12 Verily, Verily
John 15:19 the world, the world
John 16:23 Verily, Verily
John 19:6 crucify him crucify him
John 19:15 away with him, away with him
John 19:22 I have written I have written
Acts 7:34 I have seen I have seen
Acts 9:4 Saul, Saul
Acts 22:7 Saul, Saul
Acts 25:12 Unto Caesar? unto Caesar
Acts 26:14 Saul, Saul
Romans 6:10 he died, he died
Romans 6:10 he liveth, he liveth
Romans 8:17 heirs: heirs
Romans 9:14 God ? God
Romans 13:6 For, For
Romans 14:6 eateth, eateth
Romans 14:8 we live, we live
Romans 14:8 we died, we died
1 Cor 8:1 Knowledge. Knowledge
2 Cor 1:17 Yea Yea, Nay Nay
2 Cor 11:17 I speak, I speak
Gal 3:21 God? God
Eph 6:13-14 stand, stand
Col 3:23 do, do
1 Thess 4:8 despiseth, despiseth
1 Thess 5:7 sleep sleep
Jam 5:12 Nay, Nay
1 Pet 2:23 Reviled, Reviled
1 Pet 4:6 For For
1 Pet 5:5-6 humble, humble
1 John 4:15 God, God
Rev 4:8 Holy, Holy, Holy
Rev 8:13 Woe, Woe, Woe
Rev 14:8 is fallen, is fallen
Rev 18:2 is fallen, is fallen
Rev 18:10,16,19 alas, alas
I’ve not found repeated words in these books of the Bible … yet … Philippians 2 Thessalonians 1 & 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews 2 Peter 2,3 John
Galatians 2:20 