KJV dictionary & concordance
Burdensome, painful, severe.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 12:10
Complete exact-word concordance
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
A grieuous vision is declared vnto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth: Goe, vp O Elam: besiege, O Media: all the sighing thereof haue I made to cease.
1611 marginal noteHeb. hard.
They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
They are all grieuous reuolters, walking with slanders: they are brasse and yron, they are all corrupters.
1611 marginal noteEzek. 22.18.
¶ Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
¶ Woe is mee for my hurt, my wound is grieuous: but I sayd, Truely this is a griefe, and I must beare it.
¶ Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
¶ Therefore thou shalt say this word vnto them, Let mine eies runne downe with teares night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grieuous blow.
1611 marginal noteLam. 1.16. and 2.18. chap. 13.17.
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
They shal die of grieuous deaths, they shall not bee lamented, neither shall they be buried: but they shall be as doung vpon the face of the earth, and they shalbe consumed by the sword, and by famine, and their carkeises shall be meate for the foules of heauen, and for the beasts of the earth.
1611 marginal noteCha.15.2.
1611 marginal noteChap.25.33.
1611 marginal noteChap.7.33 and 34.20. psal. 39.2.
Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
Behold, a whirlewinde of the LORD is gone foorth in furie, euen a grieuous whirlewinde, it shall fall grieuously vpon the head of the wicked.
1611 marginal noteChap.30.23.
For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grieuous.
There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
There is no healing of thy bruise: thy wound is grieuous: all that heare the bruit of thee, shall clap the hands ouer thee; for vpon whom hath not thy wickednesse passed continually?
1611 marginal noteHeb. wrinkling.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
For they binde heauie burdens, and grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not mooue them with one of their fingers.
1611 marginal noteLuk. 11.46
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
And he said, Woe vnto you also ye lawyers: for ye lade men with burdens grieuous to be borne, and ye your selues touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
1611 marginal noteMat. 23.4.
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burdensome, painful, severe.
