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

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KJV PCE

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.

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Historical English dictionary sources

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)