Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

lament

Meaning of “lament”

To mourn, grieve, weep, wail, or express sorrow; an expression or song of grief.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
21 occurrences18 verses9 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Judges 11:40

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “lament”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 1–10 of 18 · 21 word occurrences in this result

Judges 11:40
That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 11:40 · retained source text

That the daughters of Israel went yeerely to lament the daughter of Iephthah the Gileadite foure dayes in a yeere.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from yeere to yere.

1611 marginal noteOr, to talke with.

Isaiah 3:26
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:26 · retained source text

And her gates shall lament and mourne; and she being desolate, shall sit vpon the ground.

1611 marginal noteOr, emptied: hebr. cleansed.

Isaiah 19:8
The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:8 · retained source text

The fishers also shall mourne, and all they that cast angle into the brookes shall lament, and they that spread nets vpon the waters shall languish.

Isaiah 32:12
They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 32:12 · retained source text

They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fieldes, for the fruitfull vine.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the fields of desire.

Jeremiah 4:8
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:8 · retained source text

For this gird you with sackcloth; lament and howle: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned backe from vs.

1611 marginal noteChap. 6.26.

Jeremiah 16:5
For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 16:5 · retained source text

For thus sayth the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither goe to lament nor bemoane them: for I haue taken away my peace from this people, sayth the LORD, euen louing kindnesse and mercies.

1611 marginal noteOr, mourning feast.

Jeremiah 16:6
Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 16:6 · retained source text

Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselues, nor make themselues balde for them.

Jeremiah 22:18
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 22:18 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother, or ah sister: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah LORD, or ah his glory.

Jeremiah 34:5
But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 34:5 · retained source text

But thou shalt die in peace, and with the burnings of thy fathers the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burne odours for thee, and they will lament thee, saying, Ah LORD; for I haue pronounced the word, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:3
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:3 · retained source text

Howle, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry yee daughters of Rabbah, gird yee with sackcloth: lament and runne to and fro by the hedges: for their king shall goe into captiuitie: and his priests and his princes together.

1611 marginal noteOr, Melcom.

1611 marginal noteChap.48.7.

Complete reference index — all 18 verses

Where “lament” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To mourn; to grieve; to weep or wail; to express sorrow. To regret deeply; to feel sorrow.

volume 2, leaf 33, column 3 (main_dictionary)