KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:16
Complete exact-word concordance
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
For the wicked boasteth of his hearts desire, and blesseth the couetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
1611 marginal noteHeb. soules
1611 marginal noteOr, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the LORD.
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine eare to heare,
1611 marginal noteOr, establish.
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire; and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
LORD, all my desire is before thee: and my groning is not hid from thee.
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire, mine eares hast thou opened: burnt offering and sinne-offering hast thou not required.
1611 marginal noteHeb. digged.
1611 marginal notePsal.51.16. Esa.1.11. & 66.3. Hos.6.6 Heb. 10.5. Mat.12.7
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
So shall the king greatly desire thy beautie: for he is thy LORD, and worship thou him.
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
For hee hath deliuered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seene his desire vpon mine enemies.
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
The God of my mercy shall preuent me; God shall let mee see my desire vpon mine enemies.
1611 marginal noteHebr. mine obseruers.
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and there is none vpon earth that I desire besides thee.
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