KJV dictionary & concordance
To change one's mind or purpose concerning what has been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 13:17
Complete exact-word concordance
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
And also the strength of Israel will not lie, nor repent: for he is not a man that he should repent.
1611 marginal noteOr, eternitie: or, victory.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; ... To change the mind in consequence of the inconvenience or injury done by past conduct; ... Applied to the Supreme Being, to change the course of providential dealings.
