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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 2 Kings 20:5

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Lamentations 1:2
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She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:2 · retained source text

Shee weepeth sore in the night, and her teares are on her cheekes: among all her louers she hath none to comfort her, all her friends haue dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

1611 marginal noteIer.13.17.

1611 marginal noteIob.7.3.

Lamentations 2:11
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Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:11 · retained source text

Mine eyes doe faile with teares: my bowels are troubled: my liuer is powred vpon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the children and the sucklings swoone in the streets of the citie.

1611 marginal noteOr, faint.

Lamentations 2:18
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Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 2:18 · retained source text

Their heart cried vnto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let teares runne downe like a riuer, day and night: giue thy selfe no rest, let not the apple of thine eyes cease.

1611 marginal noteIere. 14.17. chap. 1.16.

Complete reference index — all 35 verses
2 Kings 20:5Esther 8:3Job 16:20Psalms 6:6Psalms 39:12Psalms 42:3Psalms 56:8Psalms 80:5Psalms 116:8Psalms 126:5Ecclesiastes 4:1Isaiah 16:9Isaiah 25:8Isaiah 38:5Jeremiah 9:1Jeremiah 9:18Jeremiah 13:17Jeremiah 14:17Jeremiah 31:16Lamentations 1:2Lamentations 2:11Lamentations 2:18Ezekiel 24:16Malachi 2:13Mark 9:24Luke 7:38Luke 7:44Acts 20:19Acts 20:312 Corinthians 2:42 Timothy 1:4Hebrews 5:7Hebrews 12:17Revelation 7:17Revelation 21:4

Where “tears” appears

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2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms8 occurrences
7 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesLamentations3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation2 occurrences
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