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grief

Meaning of “grief”

Sorrow, pain, distress, anguish, trouble, burden, injury, or the cause of such suffering in mind, body, or spirit.

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26 occurrences26 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 26:35

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1 Samuel 1:16
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 1:16 · retained source text

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and griefe, haue I spoken hitherto.

1611 marginal noteOr, meditation.

1 Samuel 25:31
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:31 · retained source text

That this shall bee no griefe vnto thee, nor offence of heart vnto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causelesse, or that my lord hath auenged himselfe: But when the LORD shall haue dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmayd.

1611 marginal noteHebr. no staggering: or, stumbling.

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