KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Fair, beautiful, graceful, or pleasing in appearance. 2. Becoming, fitting, or proper.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 16:18
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
¶ Thou art beautifull, O my loue, as Tirzah, comely as Ierusalem, terrible as an armie with banners.
In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
In that day shall the Branch of the LORD be beautifull and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shalbe excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHeb. beauty and glory.
1611 marginal noteHeb. for the escaping of Israel.
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
I haue likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
1611 marginal noteOr, dwelling at home.
And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
And this I speake for your owne profite, not that I may cast a snare vpon you, but for that which is comely, and that you may attend vpon the Lord without distraction.
Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
Iudge in your selues, is it comely that a woman pray vnto God vncouered?
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
For our comely parts haue no need: but God hath tempered the bodie together, hauing giuen more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
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Historical English dictionary sources
Becoming; graceful.
