KJV dictionary & concordance

tear

Meaning of “tear”

To rend, pull apart, or break into pieces.

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13 occurrences13 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 8:7

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Every verse containing “tear”

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Jeremiah 15:3

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And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 15:3 · retained source text

And I will appoint ouer them foure kindes, saith the LORD, the sword to slay, and the dogs to teare, and the foules of the heauen, and the beasts of the earth to deuoure and destroy.

1611 marginal noteHebr. families.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.26.16.

Jeremiah 16:7

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Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 16:7 · retained source text

Neither shall men teare themselues for them in mourning to comfort them for the dead, neither shall men giue them the cuppe of consolation to drinke for their father, or for their mother.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.19.28. deut. 14.1.

1611 marginal noteOr, breake bread for them, as Ezek. 24.17.

Complete reference index — all 13 verses

Judges 8:7 Psalms 7:2 Psalms 35:15 Psalms 50:22 Jeremiah 15:3 Jeremiah 16:7 Ezekiel 13:20 Ezekiel 13:21 Hosea 5:14 Hosea 13:8 Amos 1:11 Nahum 2:12 Zechariah 11:16

Where “tear” appears

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Judges1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms3 occurrences
3 verses Jeremiah2 occurrences
2 verses Ezekiel2 occurrences
2 verses Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse Zechariah1 occurrence
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Judges 8:7 Psalms 35:15 Psalms 50:22 Jeremiah 16:7 Ezekiel 13:21 Hosea 13:8 Amos 1:11 Zechariah 11:16