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Weep [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. preterit tense and participle passive wept. Weeped, I believe is never used. [ See Whoop . The primary sense is to cry out.]

2. To express sorrow, grief or anguish by outcry. This is the original sense. But in present usage, to manifest and express grief by outcry or by shedding tears.

3. They all wept sore, and fell on Pauls neck, and kissed him. Acts 20:1 .

4. Phocion was rarely seen to weep or to laugh.

5. To shed tears from any passion. Persons sometimes weep for joy.

6. To lament; to complain. Numbers 11:10 .

Weep [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To lament; to bewail; to bemoan.

2. We wandring go through dreary wastes, and weep each others woe.

3. To shed moisture; as, to weep tears of joy.

4. Groves whose rich trees wept odrous gum and balm.

5. To drop; as the weeping amber.

6. To abound with wet; as weeping grounds.

Weep Webster's Dictionary 1913

imp. of Weep, for wept.

Weep [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.

Weep [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or anguish, by outcry, or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief or other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to cry.

2. To lament; to complain.

3. To flow in drops; to run in drops.

4. To drop water, or the like; to drip; to be soaked.

5. To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; -- said of a plant or its branches.

Weep [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To lament; to bewail; to bemoan.

2. To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, to weep tears of joy.

Weeper [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who weeps; one who sheds tears.

2. A white border on the sleeve of a mourning coat.

3. A species of monkey, the Simia Capucina.

Weeper [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.

2. A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of mourning.

3. The capuchin. See Capuchin, 3 (a).

Weepful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Full of weeping or lamentation; grieving.

Weeping [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Lamentation.

Weeping [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Lamenting; shedding tears.

Weeping [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears.

2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water.

3. Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash.

4. Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.

Weeping [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.

Weeping [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Weep

Weeping-ripe [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ripe for weeping; ready to weep.

Weeping-rock [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A porous rock from which water gradually issues.

Weeping-spring [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A spring that slowly discharges water.

Weeping-willow [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A species of willow, whose branches grow very long and slender, and hang down nearly in a perpendicular direction.

Weepingly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a weeping manner.

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Genesis 23:2

And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

Genesis 43:30

And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

Numbers 11:10

Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

Then Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.

Numbers 11:13

Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’

Numbers 25:6

And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Deuteronomy 34:8

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

Judges 14:16

And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”

Judges 20:26

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.

Judges 21:2

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.

1 Samuel 1:8

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

1 Samuel 11:5

And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

1 Samuel 30:4

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

2 Samuel 1:24

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.

2 Samuel 3:16

And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

2 Samuel 12:21

Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.”

2 Samuel 15:23

And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.

2 Samuel 15:30

And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.

2 Samuel 19:1

And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

2 Kings 8:11

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.

2 Kings 8:12

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”