KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of envy, meaning to feel such jealousy.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 26:14
Complete exact-word concordance
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of heards, and great store of seruants, and the Philistims enuied him.
1611 marginal noteOr, husbandry.
AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
¶ And when Rachel saw that shee bare Iacob no children, Rachel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iacob, Giue mee children, or els I die.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
And his brethren enuied him: but his father obserued the saying.
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
They enuied Moses also in the campe: and Aaron the Saint of the LORD.
1611 marginal noteNum. 16.2.
¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
¶ Againe I considered all trauaile, and euery right worke, that for this a man is enuied of his neighbour: this is also vanitie, and vexation of spirit.
1611 marginal noteHeb. all the rightnes of worke.
1611 marginal noteHeb. this is the enuie of a man from his neighbour.
I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
I haue made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Subjected to envy.
