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grievous

Meaning of “grievous”

Burdensome, painful, severe.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
38 occurrences36 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:10

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Exodus 8:24
And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 8:24 · retained source text

And the LORD did so: and there came a grieuous swarme of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his seruants houses, and into all the lande of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarme of flies.

1611 marginal noteOr, destroyed.

1611 marginal noteWisd. 16.9.

Exodus 9:3
Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:3 · retained source text

Behold, the hand of the LORD is vpon thy cattell which is in the field, vpon the horses, vpon the asses, vpon the camels, vpon the oxen, and vpon the sheepe: there shall be a very grieuous murraine.

Exodus 9:18
Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:18 · retained source text

Behold, to morrow about this time, I wil cause it to raine a very grieuous haile, such as hath not bene in Egypt, since the foundation thereof euen vntill now.

Exodus 9:24
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 9:24 · retained source text

So there was haile, and fire mingled with the haile, very grieuous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt, since it became a nation.

Exodus 10:14
And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:14 · retained source text

And the locusts went vp ouer all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grieuous were they: before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

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burdensome, painful, severe.

printed p. 268; PDF p. 288; Internet Archive leaf n287