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wretchedness

Meaning of “wretchedness”

Extreme misery or unhappiness, either from want or sorrow.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 11:15

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The KJV occurrence

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Numbers 11:15
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:15 · retained source text

And if thou deale thus with mee, kill me, I pray thee out of hand, if I haue found fauour in thy sight, and let me not see my wretchednesse.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Extreme misery or unhappiness, either from want or sorrow.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 946