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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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First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

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Luke 22:45
And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
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1611 witness · Luke 22:45 · retained source text

And when he rose vp from prayer, and was come to his disciples, hee found them sleeping for sorrow,

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