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desire

Meaning of “desire”

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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111 occurrences109 verses40 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

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Job 36:20
desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 36:20 · retained source text

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Psalms 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 10:3 · retained source text

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.

Psalms 10:17
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 10:17 · retained source text

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.

Psalms 21:2
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 21:2 · retained source text

Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire; and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Psalms 38:9
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 38:9 · retained source text

LORD, all my desire is before thee: and my groning is not hid from thee.

Psalms 40:6
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 40:6 · retained source text

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

Psalms 45:11
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 45:11 · retained source text

So shall the king greatly desire thy beautie: for he is thy LORD, and worship thou him.

Psalms 54:7
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 54:7 · retained source text

For hee hath deliuered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seene his desire vpon mine enemies.

Psalms 59:10
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 59:10 · retained source text

The God of my mercy shall preuent me; God shall let mee see my desire vpon mine enemies.

1611 marginal noteHebr. mine obseruers.

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