KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Of great weight. Sense 2: Grievous, sorrowful, burdened, or hard to bear.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 17:12
Complete exact-word concordance
BEHOLD, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
¶ Beholde, the LORDs hand is not shortened, that it cannot saue: neither his eare heauie, that it cannot heare.
1611 marginal noteNum.11.23. chap.50.2.
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: hee hath made my chaine heauie.
¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
¶ Come vnto me all yee that labour, and are heauy laden, and I will giue you rest.
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 took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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.
And he came and found them asleep againe: For their eies were heauie.
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
And hee taketh with him Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heauy,
And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
And when he returned, he found them asleepe againe, (for their eies were heauie) neither wist they what to answere him.
But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
But Peter, and they that were with him, were heauie with sleepe: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
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Historical English dictionary sources
sad.
With great weight; used in composition.
