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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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1 Samuel 28:20
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 28:20 · retained source text

Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel, & there was no strength in him: for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor al the night.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made haste and fel with the fulnesse of his stature.

1 Samuel 28:21
¶ And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 28:21 · retained source text

¶ And the woman came vnto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and sayd vnto him, Behold, thine handmayd hath obeyed thy voice, and I haue put my life in my hand, and haue hearkened vnto thy words which thou spakest vnto me:

1 Samuel 31:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 31:3 · retained source text

And the battell went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was sore wounded of the archers.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shooters, men with bowes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. found him.

1 Samuel 31:4
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 31:4 · retained source text

Then said Saul vnto his armour bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these vncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse mee. But his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid: therfore Saul tooke a sword, & fell vpon it.

1611 marginal noteOr, mocke me.

2 Samuel 2:17
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 2:17 · retained source text

And there was a very sore battell that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the seruants of Dauid.

2 Samuel 13:36
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 13:36 · retained source text

And it came to passe assoone as hee had made an ende of speaking, that behold, the kings sonnes came, and lift vp their voice, and wept; and the King also and all his seruants wept very sore.

1611 marginal noteHebr. with a great weeping greatly.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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.

2 Kings 3:26
¶ And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 3:26 · retained source text

¶ And when the king of Moab sawe that the battell was too sore for him, he tooke with him seuen hundred men that drewe swordes, to breake thorow euen vnto the king of Edom: but they could not.

2 Kings 6:11
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:11 · retained source text

Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing, and he called his seruants, and said vnto them, Will ye not shewe me which of vs is for the king of Israel?

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