KJV dictionary & concordance

wailing

Meaning of “wailing”

Crying and lamentation expressing grief, mourning, fear, or anguish.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

16 occurrences15 verses7 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Esther 4:3

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KJV PCE

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Matthew 13:42 · retained source text

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wayling and gnashing of teeth.

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Matthew 13:50 · retained source text

And shal cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Loud cries of sorrow; deep lamentation.

volume 2, leaf 900, column 1 (main_dictionary)