Sorrow in the Bible: 70 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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sorrow KJV

“Sorrow” is in the King James Bible 70 times, in 65 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

יגון yâgôn 12 times
λύπη lupē 11 times
מכאב מכאוב מכאבה mak'ôb mak'ôb mak'ôbâh 7 times
πένθος penthos 3 times
כּאב ke'êb 3 times
כּעס כּעשׂ ka‛as ka‛aś 3 times
חיל חילה chı̂yl chı̂ylâh 2 times
עמל ‛âmâl 2 times
עצב ‛etseb 2 times
עצב ‛ôtseb 2 times
עצּבון ‛itstsâbôn 2 times
עצּבת ‛atstsebeth 2 times

19 more, less often

λυπέω lupeō 1 time
ὀδύνη odunē 1 time
אבוי 'ăbôy 1 time
און 'âven 1 time
אניּה 'ănı̂yâh 1 time
דּאב dâ'ab 1 time
דּאבה de'âbâh 1 time
דּאבון de'âbôn 1 time
דּאגה de'âgâh 1 time
דּוּב dûb 1 time
חוּל חיל chûl chı̂yl 1 time
חלל châlal 1 time
כּעס ka‛as 1 time
מגנּה meginnâh 1 time
מעצבה ma‛ătsêbâh 1 time
צר צר tsar tsâr 1 time
רע רעה ra‛ râ‛âh 1 time
רע rôa‛ 1 time
תּוּגה tûgâh 1 time

4 verses in Job Show all

Job

3:10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
6:10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
17:7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
41:22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

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