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

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