KJV dictionary & concordance
Choice, pleasing, or highly desired.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 33:20
Complete exact-word concordance
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soule daintie meate.
1611 marginal noteHeb. meate of desire.
1611 marginal notePsal. 107.17.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euill eye, neither desire thou his dainty meates.
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
And the fruits that thy soule lusted after, are departed from thee, and all things which were daintie, and goodly, are departed from thee, and thou shalt finde them no more at all.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Delicate; choice; pleasing to the taste; highly desired.
