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

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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

3 verses in Lamentations Show all

Lamentations

1:12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
1:18 The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
3:65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.

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