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sorrowful

Meaning of “sorrowful”

Filled with, expressing, or causing grief, sadness, heaviness, pain, regret, distress, or anguish.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
18 occurrences18 verses13 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 1:15

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Mark 14:19
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 14:19 · retained source text

And they began to be sorowfull, and to say vnto him, one by one, Is it I? And another said, Is it I?

Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 14:34 · retained source text

And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.

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Full of or affected with sorrow; sad; causing or expressive of grief.

volume 2, leaf 629, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 114)