¶ 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.
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
For he will finish the worke, and cut it short in righteousnesse: because a short worke will the Lord make vpon the earth.
1611 marginal noteOr, the account.
1611 marginal noteOr, the account.
Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Beholde therefore the goodnesse and seueritie of God: on them which fell, seueritie; but towards thee, goodnesse, if thou continue in his goodnesse: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
For if thou wert cut out of the Oliue tree which is wilde by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good Oliue tree: how much more shall these which be the naturall branches, bee graffed into their owne Oliue tree?
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
But what I doe, that I wil doe, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion, that wherein they glory, they may bee found euen as we.
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
I would they were euen cut off which trouble you.
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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.