He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:7 · retained source text
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: hee hath made my chaine heauie.
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
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “heavy”
Complete reference index — all 39 verses
Exodus 17:12Exodus 18:18Numbers 11:141 Samuel 4:181 Samuel 5:61 Samuel 5:112 Samuel 14:261 Kings 12:41 Kings 12:101 Kings 12:111 Kings 12:141 Kings 14:61 Kings 20:431 Kings 21:42 Chronicles 10:42 Chronicles 10:102 Chronicles 10:112 Chronicles 10:14Nehemiah 5:18Job 33:7Psalms 32:4Psalms 38:4Proverbs 25:20Proverbs 27:3Proverbs 31:6Isaiah 6:10Isaiah 24:20Isaiah 30:27Isaiah 46:1Isaiah 58:6Isaiah 59:1Lamentations 3:7Matthew 11:28Matthew 23:4Matthew 26:37Matthew 26:43Mark 14:33Mark 14:40Luke 9:32
Where “heavy” appears
Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.
Exodus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses2 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms3 occurrences
2 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verse
2 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses2 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms3 occurrences
2 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verse
Source order
Definition evidence
1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗sad.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗With great weight; used in composition.