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
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
And King Solomon gaue to the Queene of Sheba, all her desire, whatsoeuer she asked, besides that which she had brought vnto the king: So she turned, and went away to her owne land, she, and her seruants.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
And all Iudah reioyced at the oath: for they had sworne with all their heart, & sought him with their whole desire, and he was found of them: and the LORD gaue them rest round about.
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine eare be attentiue to the prayer of thy seruant, and to the prayer of thy seruants, who desire to feare thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy seruant this day, and grant him mercie in the sight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer.
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
Surely I would speake to the Almighty, & I desire to reason with God.
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt haue a desire to the worke of thine hands.
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Therefore they say vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.
1611 marginal noteChap. 22.17.
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
If I haue withhelde the poore from their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile:
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
O that one would heare me! beholde, my desire is, that the Almightie would answere me, and that mine aduersary had written a booke.
1611 marginal noteOr, behold my signe is that the Almightie will answere mee.
If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
If thou hast any thing to say, answere me: speake, for I desire to iustifie thee.
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
My desire is that Iob may bee tried vnto the ende, because of his answeres for wicked men.
1611 marginal noteOr, My father, let Iob be tried.
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