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delight

Meaning of “delight”

Sense 1: To take or give great pleasure or satisfaction. Sense 2: A high degree of pleasure or satisfaction of mind; joy.

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51 occurrences50 verses14 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 34:19

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Genesis 34:19

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And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Genesis 34:19 · retained source text

And the yong man deferred not to doe the thing, because he had delight in Iacobs daughter: and he was more honourable then all the house of his father.

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Where “delight” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses Esther1 occurrence
1 verse Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms15 occurrences
15 verses Proverbs12 occurrences
12 verses Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah7 occurrences
6 verses Jeremiah2 occurrences
2 verses Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Romans1 occurrence
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Genesis 34:19 2 Samuel 24:3 Psalms 37:4 Psalms 119:24 Proverbs 2:14 Proverbs 18:2 Isaiah 55:2 Romans 7:22