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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

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First occurrence: 2 Kings 20:5

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Esther 8:3
¶ And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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1611 witness · Esther 8:3 · retained source text

¶ And Esther spake yet againe before the king, and fell downe at his feet, and besought him with teares, to put away the mischiefe of Haman the Agagite, and his deuice, that he had deuised against the Iewes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. and she wept and besought him.

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