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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.

2. (v. i.) To express grief; to lament.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BEWAIL

be-wal' (kopto): In the middle voice, this word has the thought of striking on the breast and of loud lamentation, so common among oriental people in time of great sorrow. It is used to express the most intense grief, a sorrow that compels outward demonstration (Luke 8:52; Luke 23:27). A striking instance of this grief is that of the daughter of Jephthah (Judges 11:37 Leviticus 10:6).

See BURIAL, IV, 4, 5, 6; GRIEF.

Greek

2354. threneo -- to lament
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: threneo Phonetic Spelling: (thray-neh'-o) Short
Definition: I wail, lament Definition: intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail ...
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2799. klaio -- to weep
... bewail, weep. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, ie Wail aloud (whereas dakruo is rather
to cry silently) -- bewail, weep. (eklaien) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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3649. ololuzo -- to cry aloud
... Verb Transliteration: ololuzo Phonetic Spelling: (ol-ol-odd'-zo) Short Definition:
I howl, lament loudly Definition: I howl, lament loudly, cry aloud, bewail. ...
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3996. pentheo -- to mourn, lament
... R. Trench, .). Word Origin from penthos Definition to mourn, lament NASB Word
Usage mourn (6), mourned (1), mourning (3). mourn, bewail. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1058. bakah -- to weep, bewail
... to weep, bewail. Transliteration: bakah Phonetic Spelling: (baw-kaw') Short Definition:
wept. ... bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears,. ...
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3306. yaphach -- to breathe, puff
... bewail self. A primitive root; properly, to breathe hard, ie (by implication) to
sigh -- bewail self. 3305, 3306. yaphach. 3307 . Strong's Numbers.
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56. abal -- to mourn
... mourner (1), went into mourning (1). lament, mourn. A primitive root; to bewail --
lament, mourn. 55, 56. abal. 57 . Strong's Numbers.
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5091. nahah -- to wail, lament
... lament, wail. A primitive root; to groan, ie Bewail; hence (through the idea of
crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation) -- lament, wail. ...
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421. alah -- to wail
... lament. A primitive root (rather identical with 'alah through the idea of invocation);
to bewail -- lament. see HEBREW 'alah. 420, 421. alah. 422 . ...
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Library

How those are to be Admonished who Abstain not from the Sins which ...
... How those are to be admonished who abstain not from the sins which they bewail,
and those who, abstaining from them, bewail them not. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xxx how those are.htm

Chapter xxiii
... life. And Sarah died in Kitjath-arba, (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan,
and Abraham came to bewail Sarah and to weep for her. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxiii.htm

Holy Exercises of Contrition.
... The First Exercise. 1. Who will give to mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I may
bewail both day and night my sins and ingratitude towards God my Creator? ...
/.../holy exercises of contrition.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. x. 28, "Be not Afraid of them ...
... inhabitant is gone. They who bewail the dead, cry in vain at the windows
of the house; there is none within to hear. How many things ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xv on the words.htm

The Birth of Mary the Holy Mother of God, and Very Glorious Mother ...
... 2. And his wife Anna [1562] mourned in two mournings, and lamented in two lamentations,
saying: I shall bewail my widowhood; I shall bewail my childlessness. ...
/.../unknown/the protevangelium of james/the birth of mary the.htm

That Sons are not to be Bewailed.
... Although the death of sons leaves grief for the heart, yet it is not right
either to go forth in black garments, or to bewail them. ...
/.../commodianus/the instructions of commodianus/lxxiii that sons are not to.htm

Epistle xi. To the People.
... That you bewail and grieve over the downfall of our brethren I know from myself,
beloved brethren, who also bewail with you and grieve for each one, and suffer ...
/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/epistle xi to the people.htm

You See in what Manner of Fasting and Prayer the Saints Will ...
... [1968] At that time the whole earth will bewail the life of anguish, and the sea
and air in like manner will bewail it; and the sun, too, will wail; and the ...
/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/piece xxxiii you see in.htm

What Diversity There Ought to be in the Art of Preaching.
... sins of thought. Those who bewail misdeeds, yet forsake them not; and those
who forsake them, yet bewail them not. Those who even ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter i what diversity there.htm

Appendix ii. The Order of the Communion
... unkindness towards his Majesty, committed either by will, word, or deed, infirmity
or ignorance ; and that with inward sorrow and tears you bewail your offences ...
/.../luckock/studies in the book of common prayer/appendix ii the order of.htm

Thesaurus

Bewail (9 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To express grief; to lament. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BEWAIL.
be ... Multi-Version Concordance Bewail (9 Occurrences). 2 ...
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Mourn (87 Occurrences)
... sadness. 2. (vi) To wear the customary garb of a mourner. 3. (vt) To grieve
for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail. 4. (vt ...
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Lament (44 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To express or feel sorrow; to weep or
wail; to mourn. 2. (vt) To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. ...
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Lewdness (68 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God may humble me among you,
and I shall bewail many who have sinned already, and have not repented of the ...
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Fornication (52 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you,
and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented ...
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Kindled (83 Occurrences)
... tear your clothes; that you don't die, and that he not be angry with all the
congregation: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning ...
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Kinsmen (74 Occurrences)
... tend your clothes, that ye die not, and that He be not wroth with all the congregation;
but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning ...
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Uncover (35 Occurrences)
... heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the
people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning ...
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Unkempt (3 Occurrences)
... tear your clothes; that you don't die, and that he not be angry with all the
congregation: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning ...
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Jephthah's (1 Occurrence)
... nobleness of spirit she answered, "Do to me according to that which hath proceeded
out of thy mouth." She only asked two months to bewail her maidenhood with ...
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Bible Concordance

Bewail (9 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Revelation 18:9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
(KJV WBS)

Genesis 23:2 and Sarah dieth in Kirjath-Arba, which 'is' Hebron, in the land of Caanan, and Abraham goeth in to mourn for Sarah, and to bewail her.
(YLT)

Leviticus 10:6 Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, "Don't let the hair of your heads go loose, neither tear your clothes; that you don't die, and that he not be angry with all the congregation: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 20:29 and all the company see that Aaron hath expired, and they bewail Aaron thirty days -- all the house of Israel.
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 21:13 and she shall put the clothing of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in your house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that you shall go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Deuteronomy 34:8 And the sons of Israel bewail Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; and the days of weeping 'and' mourning for Moses are completed.
(YLT)

Judges 11:37 She said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Isaiah 16:9 Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

Bewail

Related Terms

Mourn (87 Occurrences)

Lament (44 Occurrences)

Lewdness (68 Occurrences)

Fornication (52 Occurrences)

Kindled (83 Occurrences)

Kinsmen (74 Occurrences)

Uncover (35 Occurrences)

Unkempt (3 Occurrences)

Jephthah's (1 Occurrence)