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vexed

Meaning of “vexed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of vex, meaning to trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
22 occurrences22 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 20:15

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2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:27 · retained source text

And when shee came to the man of God to the hill, shee caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came neere to thrust her away. And the man of God saide, Let her alone, for her soule is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by his feete.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bitter

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Teased; provoked; irritated; troubled; agitated; disquieted; afflicted.

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