KJV dictionary & concordance

heavy

Meaning of “heavy”

Sense 1: Of great weight. Sense 2: Grievous, sorrowful, burdened, or hard to bear.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828

40 occurrences39 verses15 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 17:12

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Every verse containing “heavy”

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1 Samuel 4:18

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And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Samuel 4:18 · retained source text

And it came to passe when hee made mention of the Arke of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his necke brake, and hee died: for hee was an old man, and heauie, and hee had iudged Israel fortie yeeres.

1 Samuel 5:6

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But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 1 Samuel 5:6 · retained source text

But the hand of the LORD was heauy vpon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with Emerods, euen Ashdod, and the coastes thereof.

1611 marginal notePsal. 78.66.

1 Samuel 5:11

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So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Samuel 5:11 · retained source text

So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the Arke of the God of Israel, and let it goe againe to his owne place, that it slay vs not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the citie: The hand of God was very heauy there.