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cried

Meaning of “cried”

1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
199 occurrences195 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:34

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Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 29:12 · retained source text

Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

Job 30:5
They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 30:5 · retained source text

They were driuen foorth from among men, (they cried after them, as after a thiefe.)

Job 30:28
I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 30:28 · retained source text

I went mourning without the Sunne: I stood vp, and I cried in the Congregation.

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Historical definitions

preterit tense and part. of cry.

volume 1, leaf 511, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 179)