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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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Deuteronomy 6:22
And the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 6:22 · retained source text

And the LORD shewed signes and wonders, great and sore vpon Egypt, vpon Pharaoh, and vpon all his houshold, before our eyes:

1611 marginal noteHebr. euil.

Deuteronomy 28:35
The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:35 · retained source text

The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legges with a sore botch that cannot bee healed, from the sole of thy foot, vnto the top of thy head.

Deuteronomy 28:59
Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:59 · retained source text

Then the LORD wil make thy plagues wonderfull, and the plagues of thy seed, euen great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

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