Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mean' occurs 44 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mean' in the standard works and contain 13.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 15:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 13 24 37
Gen. 1 2 3
Ex. 1 1 2
Num. 0 1 1
Deut. 1 1 2
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 0 2 2
1 Sam. 0 3 3
2 Sam. 0 2 2
1 Kgs. 1 2 3
2 Chr. 0 1 1
Ezra 0 1 1
Ps. 0 1 1
Prov. 1 1 2
Isa. 4 1 5
Jer. 0 1 1
Ezek. 2 1 3
Dan. 0 1 1
Jonah 0 1 1
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 9 29 38
BM 21 72 93
DC 1 16 17
PGP 0 3 3
TOTAL 44 144 188

Gen. 21:29
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

Ex. 12:26
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

Deut. 6:20
And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?

Josh. 4:6
That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

Josh. 4:21
And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

1 Kgs. 18:45
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Prov. 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Isa. 2:9
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

Isa. 3:15
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

Isa. 5:15
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

Isa. 31:8
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

Ezek. 17:12
Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

Ezek. 18:2
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?