KJV dictionary & concordance
Burdensome, painful, severe.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 12:10
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
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.
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
And behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the sonne of Gera, a Beniamite of Bahurim, which cursed mee with a grieuous curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but hee came downe to meete me at Iordane, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
1611 marginal noteHeb. strong
1611 marginal note2.Sam. 16.5.
1611 marginal note2.Sam. 19.23.
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Thy father made our yoke grieuous: now therefore, make thou the grieuous seruice of thy father, and his heauy yoke which he put vpon vs, lighter, and we will serue thee.
1611 marginal noteChap. 4.7.
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
Thy father made our yoke grieuous, nowe therefore ease thou somewhat the grieuous seruitude of thy father, and his heauy yoke that he put vpon vs, and we will serue thee.
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
His wayes are alwayes grieuous, thy iudgements are farre aboue out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Let the lying lippes be put to silence: which speake grieuous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a hard thing.
A SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
¶ A soft answere turneth away wrath: but grieuous words stirre vp anger.
1611 marginal noteChap. 25.14.
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Correction is grieuous vnto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproofe, shall die.
1611 marginal noteOr, instruction, &c.
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Therefore I hated life, because the worke that is wrought vnder the Sunne is grieuous vnto mee: for all is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shalbe heard euen vnto Iahaz: therefore the armed souldiers of Moab shall crie out, his life shall be grieuous vnto him.
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burdensome, painful, severe.
