How many times is the word cast in the bible?

Answer 1

In the King James version, the word "cast" is mentioned 501 times.

In Genesis alone, it appears

1. Gen 21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
2. Gen 21:15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
3. Gen 31:38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
4. Gen 31:51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee:
5. Gen 37:20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
6. Gen 37:22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
7. Gen 37:24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
8. Gen 39:7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

That total of 501 excludes the variations of the word

the word - castaway - appears once

the word - castedst - appears once

the word - castest - appears twice

the word - casteth - appears 17 times

the word - casting - appears 21 times