KJV dictionary & concordance

tears

Meaning of “tears”

Drops of fluid shed from the eyes in weeping, grief, pain, or strong feeling.

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36 occurrences35 verses17 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 2 Kings 20:5

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2 Corinthians 2:4

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For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 2:4 · retained source text

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote vnto you with many teares, not that you should bee grieued, but that yee might knowe the loue which I haue more abundantly vnto you.

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Where “tears” appears

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2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse Esther1 occurrence
1 verse Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms8 occurrences
7 verses Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah3 occurrences
3 verses Jeremiah5 occurrences
5 verses Lamentations3 occurrences
3 verses Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Luke2 occurrences
2 verses Acts2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews2 occurrences
2 verses Revelation2 occurrences
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1 · KJV context and cross-references

2 Kings 20:5 Psalms 42:3 Ecclesiastes 4:1 Jeremiah 9:18 Lamentations 1:2 Mark 9:24 2 Corinthians 2:4 Revelation 21:4