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anguish

Meaning of “anguish”

Extreme distress, pain, grief, or oppressive trouble of body, mind, spirit, or heart.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Webster 1828
17 occurrences17 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 42:21

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2 Samuel 1:9
He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 1:9 · retained source text

He said vnto me againe, Stand, I pray thee, vpon me, and slay me: for anguish is come vpon mee, because my life is yet whole in me.

1611 marginal noteOr, my coat of male, (or, my embroidered coat) hindereth mee, that my, &c.

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To distress with extreme pain or grief.

volume 1, leaf 171, column 1 (main_dictionary)