¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
The 1611 reading
¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and tooke counsell to slay them.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 9:11
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and tooke counsell to slay them.
¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Then the souldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To pass into or through and sever; to enter and divide parts; to be severed by cutting.