¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 11:28 · retained source text
¶ Come vnto me all yee that labour, and are heauy laden, and I will giue you rest.
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”
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.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 23:4 · retained source text
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 took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 26:37 · retained source text
And hee tooke with him Peter, and the two sonnes of Zebedee, and beganne to be sorrowful, and very heauie.
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 26:43 · retained source text
And he came and found them asleep againe: For their eies were heauie.
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
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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
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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.