Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'search' occurs 85 times in the standard works.

15 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'search' in the standard works and contain 17.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 20:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 64:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 23:1 (2 in 1 verse)


Josh. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

 2:3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.




Ezra 5:17-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 45 33 78
Gen. 0 4 4
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 6 5 11
Deut. 3 1 4
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 2 1 3
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 1 1 2
Ezra 4 0 4
Job 3 10 13
Ps. 5 2 7
Prov. 2 5 7
Eccl. 2 0 2
Isa. 0 1 1
Jer. 3 2 5
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 4 0 4
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
NT 3 8 11
BM 30 10 40
DC 7 1 8
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 85 52 137

Josh. 2:2
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

Josh. 2:3
And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.