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sore

Meaning of “sore”

Sense 1: Painful, grievous, severe, or causing distress. Sense 2: Greatly, exceedingly, or intensely. Sense 3: A wound, ulcer, or tender or diseased place.

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98 occurrences97 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:9

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1 Kings 17:17
¶ And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 17:17 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe after these things, that the sonne of the woman, the mistresse of the house, fell sicke, and his sickenesse was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

1 Kings 18:2
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:2 · retained source text

And Eliiah went to shew himselfe vnto Ahab, and there was a sore famine in Samaria.

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