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vex

Meaning of “vex”

To trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
15 occurrences15 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 22:21

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Acts 12:1
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NOW about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 12:1 · retained source text

¶ Now about that time, Herode the King stretched foorth his hands, to vexe certaine of the Church.

1611 marginal noteOr, began.

Complete reference index — all 15 verses
Exodus 22:21Leviticus 18:18Leviticus 19:33Numbers 25:17Numbers 25:18Numbers 33:552 Samuel 12:182 Chronicles 15:6Job 19:2Psalms 2:5Isaiah 7:6Isaiah 11:13Ezekiel 32:9Habakkuk 2:7Acts 12:1

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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
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