KJV dictionary & concordance

labour

Meaning of “labour”

1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

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89 occurrences87 verses30 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 31:42

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Nehemiah 4:22

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Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Nehemiah 4:22 · retained source text

Likewise at the same time said I vnto the people, Let euery one, with his seruant, lodge within Ierusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to vs, and labour on the day.

Nehemiah 5:13

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Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Nehemiah 5:13 · retained source text

Also I shooke my lap, and said, So God shake out euery man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, euen thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the Congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

1611 marginal noteHeb. empty or void.

Complete reference index — all 87 verses

Genesis 31:42 Genesis 35:16 Genesis 35:17 Exodus 5:9 Exodus 20:9 Deuteronomy 5:13 Deuteronomy 26:7 Joshua 7:3 Joshua 24:13 Nehemiah 4:22 Nehemiah 5:13 Job 9:29 Job 39:11 Job 39:16 Psalms 78:46 Psalms 90:10 Psalms 104:23 Psalms 105:44 Psalms 107:12 Psalms 109:11 Psalms 127:1 Psalms 128:2 Psalms 144:14 Proverbs 10:16 Proverbs 13:11 Proverbs 14:23 Proverbs 21:25 Proverbs 23:4 Ecclesiastes 1:3 Ecclesiastes 1:8 Ecclesiastes 2:10 Ecclesiastes 2:11 Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ecclesiastes 2:19 Ecclesiastes 2:20 Ecclesiastes 2:21 Ecclesiastes 2:22 Ecclesiastes 2:24 Ecclesiastes 3:13 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 4:9 Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ecclesiastes 5:18 Ecclesiastes 5:19 Ecclesiastes 6:7 Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 8:17 Ecclesiastes 9:9 Ecclesiastes 10:15 Isaiah 22:4 Isaiah 45:14 Isaiah 55:2 Isaiah 65:23 Jeremiah 3:24 Jeremiah 20:18 Jeremiah 51:58 Lamentations 5:5 Ezekiel 23:29 Ezekiel 29:20 Micah 4:10 Habakkuk 2:13 Habakkuk 3:17 Haggai 1:11 Matthew 11:28 John 4:38 John 6:27 Romans 16:6 Romans 16:12 1 Corinthians 3:8 1 Corinthians 4:12 1 Corinthians 15:58 2 Corinthians 5:9 Galatians 4:11 Ephesians 4:28 Philippians 1:22 Philippians 2:25 Colossians 1:29 1 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thessalonians 2:9 1 Thessalonians 3:5 1 Thessalonians 5:12 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Timothy 4:10 1 Timothy 5:17 Hebrews 4:11 Hebrews 6:10 Revelation 2:2

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Genesis 31:42 Psalm 109:11 Ecclesiastes 1:8 Ecclesiastes 3:13 Romans 16:12 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Colossians 1:29 Revelation 2:2 Ecclesiastes 1:14 Joshua 24:13 Psalms 104:23 Proverbs 10:16 Ecclesiastes 2:11 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 9:9 Jeremiah 51:58 Matthew 11:28 1 Corinthians 15:58 1 Thessalonians 2:9