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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 Samuel 13:2
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 13:2 · retained source text

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sicke for his sister Tamar: for she was a virgine, and Amnon thought it hard for him to doe any thing to her.

1611 marginal noteHeb. it was maruelous or hidden in the eyes of Amnon.

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

volume 2, leaf 884, column 2 (main_dictionary)