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How to Use Search Operators
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- - Simple keyword — type any word to find entries that contain it.
- Example: faith
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- - Phrase search — put quotes around a phrase to match it exactly.
- Example: "Jehovah is my shepherd"
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- - OR search — use
OR (uppercase) to match any of several terms.
- Example: love OR kindness
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- - Exclude terms — use a minus sign to remove results containing a word.
- Example: hope -future
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- - Wildcard search — use
* to replace part of a word.
- Example: lov* finds love, loved, loving
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- - Scripture search — type a Bible book or abbreviation to find entries that reference it.
- Example: John 3:16
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Tip: You can combine these for powerful searches.
- Example: "good shepherd" OR "faithful servant" -parable
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