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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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2 Kings 20:3
I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 20:3 · retained source text

I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I haue walked before thee in trueth, and with a perfect heart, and haue done that which is good in thy sight: and Hezekiah wept sore.

1611 marginal noteHebr. was a great weeping.

1 Chronicles 10:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:3 · retained source text

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

1611 marginal noteHebr. shooters with bowes.

1611 marginal noteHebr. found him.

1 Chronicles 10:4
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:4 · retained source text

Then saide Saul to his armour bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these vncircumcised come, and abuse mee: but his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid. So Saul tooke a sword, and fell vpon it.

1611 marginal noteOr, mocke me.

2 Chronicles 6:28
¶ If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:28 · retained source text

¶ If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mil-dew, locusts or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land: whatsoeuer sore, or whatsoeuer sicknesse there be:

1611 marginal noteHebr. in the land of their gates.

1611 marginal noteChap. 20.9.

2 Chronicles 6:29
Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:29 · retained source text

Then what prayer, or what supplication soeuer shall bee made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when euery one shal know his owne sore and his owne griefe, and shall spread foorth his hands in this house:

1611 marginal noteOr, toward this house.

2 Chronicles 21:19
And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 21:19 · retained source text

And it came to passe, that in processe of time, after the end of two yeres, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickenesse: so hee dyed of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 35:23
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:23 · retained source text

And the archers shot at king Iosiah: and the King saide to his seruants, Haue mee away, for I am sore wounded.

1611 marginal noteHebr. made sicke.

Ezra 10:1
NOW when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:1 · retained source text

¶ Now when Ezra had praised, and when he had confessed, weeping, and casting himselfe downe before the house of God, there assembled vnto him out of Israel, a very great congregation of men, and women, and children: for the people wept very sore.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wept a great weeping.

Nehemiah 2:2
Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 2:2 · retained source text

Wherefore the king said vnto me, Why is thy countenance sadde, seeing thou art not sicke? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

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