KJV dictionary & concordance

overwhelm

Meaning of “overwhelm”

To overpower or bear down.

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KJV context and cross-references

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 6:27

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 6:27 · retained source text

Yea, ye ouerwhelme the fatherlesse, and you digge a pit for your friend.

1611 marginal noteHebr. ye cause to fall vpon.

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