The word(s) "was" appears 409 time(s) in 356 verse(s) in Quran in Muhammad Pickthal translation.

(271) And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham

(272) And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.

(273) Lo! that verily was a clear test.

(274) And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),

(275) And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).

(276) And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)

(277) And then drew lots and was of those rejected;

(278) And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;

(279) Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;

(280) How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!