Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 48:6 · retained source text
Feare tooke holde vpon them there, and paine, as of a woman in trauaile.
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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Complete reference index — all 30 verses
Genesis 38:27Exodus 18:8Numbers 20:14Psalms 48:6Ecclesiastes 1:13Ecclesiastes 2:23Ecclesiastes 2:26Ecclesiastes 3:10Ecclesiastes 4:4Ecclesiastes 4:6Ecclesiastes 4:8Ecclesiastes 5:14Isaiah 23:4Isaiah 53:11Isaiah 54:1Jeremiah 4:31Jeremiah 6:24Jeremiah 13:21Jeremiah 22:23Jeremiah 30:6Jeremiah 49:24Jeremiah 50:43Lamentations 3:5Micah 4:9Micah 4:10John 16:21Galatians 4:191 Thessalonians 2:91 Thessalonians 5:32 Thessalonians 3:8
Where “travail” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes8 occurrences
8 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah8 occurrences
7 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseMicah2 occurrences
2 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes8 occurrences
8 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah8 occurrences
7 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseMicah2 occurrences
2 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗toil, labour, labour of childbirth.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Labor in childbirth.