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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

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First occurrence: Exodus 17:12

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Psalms 38:4
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 38:4 · retained source text

For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head: as an heauy burden, they are too heauie for me.

Proverbs 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 25:20 · retained source text

As hee that taketh away a garment in cold weather; and as vineger vpon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to an heauy heart.

Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 27:3 · retained source text

A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heauinesse.

Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 31:6 · retained source text

Giue strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish, and wine vnto those that be of heauie hearts.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bitter of soule.

1611 marginal notePsal. 104.15.

Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:10 · retained source text

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their eares heauy, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and conuert and be healed.

Isaiah 24:20
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:20 · retained source text

The earth shall reele to and fro, like a drunkard, and shall be remooued like a cottage, and the transgression thereof shall be heauie vpon it, and it shall fall, and not rise againe.

Isaiah 30:27
¶ Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:27 · retained source text

¶ Beholde, the Name of the LORD commeth from farre, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heauy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a deuouring fire.

1611 marginal noteOr, and the grieuousnes of flame.

1611 marginal noteHebr. heauinesse.

Isaiah 46:1
BEL boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 46:1 · retained source text

¶ Bel boweth downe, Nebo stoupeth, their idoles were vpon the beasts, and vpon the cattell: your carriages were heauie loaden, they are a burden to the wearie beast.

Isaiah 58:6
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 58:6 · retained source text

Is not this the fast that I haue chosen? to loose the bandes of wickednesse, to vndoe the heauie burdens, and to let the oppressed goe free, and that ye breake euery yoke?

1611 marginal noteHeb. the bundles of the yoke.

1611 marginal noteHeb. broken.

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With great weight; used in composition.

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