KJV dictionary & concordance

burden

Meaning of “burden”

Sense 1: A load carried; a weight, hardship, duty, or responsibility; also a solemn message laid upon a speaker. Sense 2: To weigh down or oppress.

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69 occurrences65 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 18:22

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I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Job 7:20 · retained source text

I haue sinned, what shall I doe vnto thee, O thou preseruer of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to my selfe?

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