KJV dictionary & concordance

travail

Meaning of “travail”

Sense 1: The painful labour and anguish of childbirth. Sense 2: To undergo such labour. Sense 3: Severe toil, trouble, sorrow, or suffering.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828

31 occurrences30 verses13 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 38:27

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KJV PCE

¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Numbers 20:14 · retained source text

¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, vnto the King of Edom; Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the trauaile that hath befallen vs:

1611 marginal noteHebr. found vs.

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Historical English dictionary sources

toil, labour, labour of childbirth.

printed p. 279; PDF p. 299; Internet Archive leaf n298

Labor in childbirth.

volume 2, leaf 796, column 3 (main_dictionary)