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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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First occurrence: Genesis 19:9

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Judges 15:18
¶ And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 15:18 · retained source text

¶ And hee was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy seruant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the vncircumcised?

Judges 20:34
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 20:34 · retained source text

And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men, out of all Israel, and the battell was sore: but they knew not that euill was neere them.

Judges 21:2
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 21:2 · retained source text

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till euen before God, and lift vp their voices, and wept sore:

1 Samuel 1:6
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 1:6 · retained source text

And her aduersary also prouoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut vp her wombe.)

1611 marginal noteHebr. angred her.

1 Samuel 1:10
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 1:10 · retained source text

And shee was in bitternesse of soule, and prayed vnto the LORD, and wept sore.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bitter of soule.

1 Samuel 5:7
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 5:7 · retained source text

And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The Arke of the God of Israel shall not abide with vs: for his hand is sore vpon vs, and vpon Dagon our god.

1 Samuel 14:52
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:52 · retained source text

And there was sore warre against the Philistines, all the dayes of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he tooke him vnto him.

1 Samuel 17:24
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:24 · retained source text

And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from his face.

1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 21:12 · retained source text

And Dauid layd vp these wordes in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

1 Samuel 28:15
¶ And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 28:15 · retained source text

¶ And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me vp? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistins make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by Prophets, nor by dreames: therefore I haue called thee, that thou mayst make knowen vnto me, what I shall doe.

1611 marginal noteHebr. by the hand of Prophets.

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