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sorrow

Meaning of “sorrow”

Sense 1: Grief, sadness, anguish, pain, regret, distress, trouble, or heaviness. Sense 2: To grieve or cause such pain.

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70 occurrences65 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

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Exodus 15:14
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The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 15:14 · retained source text

The people shall heare, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 2.25. iosh. 2.9.

Complete reference index — all 65 verses
Genesis 3:16Genesis 3:17Genesis 42:38Genesis 44:29Genesis 44:31Exodus 15:14Leviticus 26:16Deuteronomy 28:651 Chronicles 4:9Nehemiah 2:2Esther 9:22Job 3:10Job 6:10Job 17:7Job 41:22Psalms 13:2Psalms 38:17Psalms 39:2Psalms 55:10Psalms 90:10Psalms 107:39Psalms 116:3Proverbs 10:10Proverbs 10:22Proverbs 15:13Proverbs 17:21Proverbs 23:29Ecclesiastes 1:18Ecclesiastes 5:17Ecclesiastes 7:3Ecclesiastes 11:10Isaiah 5:30Isaiah 14:3Isaiah 17:11Isaiah 29:2Isaiah 35:10Isaiah 50:11Isaiah 51:11Isaiah 65:14Jeremiah 8:18Jeremiah 20:18Jeremiah 30:15Jeremiah 31:12Jeremiah 31:13Jeremiah 45:3Jeremiah 49:23Jeremiah 51:29Lamentations 1:12Lamentations 1:18Lamentations 3:65Ezekiel 23:33Hosea 8:10Luke 22:45John 16:6John 16:20John 16:21John 16:22Romans 9:22 Corinthians 2:32 Corinthians 2:72 Corinthians 7:10Philippians 2:271 Thessalonians 4:13Revelation 18:7Revelation 21:4

Where “sorrow” appears

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Genesis6 occurrences
5 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms7 occurrences
7 versesProverbs5 occurrences
5 versesEcclesiastes4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah8 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah8 occurrences
8 versesLamentations4 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn4 occurrences
4 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians4 occurrences
3 versesPhilippians2 occurrences
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
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