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כָּאַב
kâʼab · Hebrew · Strong's H3510 · 8 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew words as “sorrowful”
What it means
properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
grieving, mar, have pain, make sad, sorrowful
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Where it appears
8 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
2 Kings 3:19 HVhi2mpEzekiel 13:22 HVhp1cs/Sp3msEzekiel 28:24 HVhrmsaGenesis 34:25 HVqrmpaJob 5:18 HVhi3msJob 14:22 HVqi3msProverbs 14:13 HVqi3msPsalm 69:29 HC/Vqrmsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.