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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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Job 2:7
¶ So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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1611 witness · Job 2:7 · retained source text

¶ So went Satan foorth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Iob with sore biles, from the sole of his foote vnto his crowne.

Job 5:18
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
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1611 witness · Job 5:18 · retained source text

For he maketh sore, and bindeth vp: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 32.39. 1.sam. 2.6. isa. 30.26. hos. 6.1.

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