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comfort

Meaning of “comfort”

Sense 1: Strength, relief, encouragement, or consolation in distress. Sense 2: To strengthen, encourage, or console.

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66 occurrences62 verses25 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 5:29

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2 Samuel 10:2
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Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:2 · retained source text

Then said Dauid, I will shewe kindnes vnto Hanun the sonne of Nahash, as his father shewed kindnes vnto me. And Dauid sent to comfort him by the hand of his seruants, for his father: and Dauids seruants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

Complete reference index — all 62 verses
Genesis 5:29Genesis 18:5Genesis 27:42Genesis 37:35Judges 19:5Judges 19:82 Samuel 10:21 Chronicles 7:221 Chronicles 19:2Job 2:11Job 6:10Job 7:13Job 9:27Job 10:20Job 21:34Psalms 23:4Psalms 71:21Psalms 119:50Psalms 119:76Psalms 119:82Song of Solomon 2:5Isaiah 22:4Isaiah 40:1Isaiah 51:3Isaiah 51:19Isaiah 57:6Isaiah 61:2Isaiah 66:13Jeremiah 8:18Jeremiah 16:7Jeremiah 31:13Lamentations 1:2Lamentations 1:17Lamentations 1:21Lamentations 2:13Ezekiel 14:23Ezekiel 16:54Zechariah 1:17Zechariah 10:2Matthew 9:22Mark 10:49Luke 8:48John 11:19Acts 9:31Romans 15:41 Corinthians 14:32 Corinthians 1:32 Corinthians 1:42 Corinthians 2:72 Corinthians 7:42 Corinthians 7:132 Corinthians 13:11Ephesians 6:22Philippians 2:1Philippians 2:19Colossians 4:8Colossians 4:111 Thessalonians 3:21 Thessalonians 4:181 Thessalonians 5:111 Thessalonians 5:142 Thessalonians 2:17

Where “comfort” appears

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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 versesJob6 occurrences
6 versesPsalms5 occurrences
5 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah9 occurrences
7 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
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