KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of sigh, meaning to utter a deep breath expressing grief, weariness, or longing.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 2:23
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
¶ And it came to passe in processe of time, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came vp vnto God, by reason of the bondage.
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
And looking vp to heauen, hee sighed, and saith vnto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
And he sighed deepely in his spirit, and saith, Why doeth this generation seeke after a signe? Uerely I say vnto you, There shall no signe be giuen vnto this generation.
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