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bewail

Meaning of “bewail”

To mourn, lament, weep over, or express deep sorrow for a person, condition, loss, or deed.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences6 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 10:6

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “bewail”

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Leviticus 10:6
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 10:6 · retained source text

And Moses said vnto Aaron, and vnto Eleazar and vnto Ithamar his sonnes, Uncouer not your heads, neither rend your clothes, lest you die, and lest wrath come vpon all the people: But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewaile the burning which the LORD hath kindled.

Deuteronomy 21:13
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 21:13 · retained source text

And shee shall put the raiment of her captiuitie from off her, and shall remaine in thine house, and bewaile her father and her mother a full moneth: and after that, thou shalt go in vnto her and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

Judges 11:37
And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 11:37 · retained source text

And she said vnto her father, Let this thing be done for me: Let me alone two moneths, that I may goe vp and downe vpon the mountaines, and bewaile my virginitie, I, and my fellowes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Goe, and goe downe.

Isaiah 16:9
¶ Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 16:9 · retained source text

¶ Therefore I wil bewaile with the weeping of Iazer, the Uine of Sibmah I wil water thee with my teares, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy Summer fruits, and for thy haruest, is fallen.

1611 marginal noteOr, the alarme is fallen vpon, &c.

2 Corinthians 12:21
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:21 · retained source text

And least when I come againe, my God will humble mee among you, and that I shall bewaile many which haue sinned alreadie, and haue not repented of the vncleannesse, and fornication, and lasciuiousnesse which they haue committed.

Revelation 18:9
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 18:9 · retained source text

And the Kings of the earth, who haue committed fornication, and liued deliciously with her, shall bewaile her and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning:

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To bemoan; to lament; to express sorrow for.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 270