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desired

Meaning of “desired”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of desire, meaning to wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
50 occurrences50 verses23 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 3:6

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Isaiah 1:29
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 1:29 · retained source text

For they shall be ashamed of the okes which yee haue desired, and yee shalbe confounded for the gardens that yee haue chosen.

Isaiah 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 26:9 · retained source text

With my soule haue I desired thee in the night, yea with my spirit within me will I seeke thee early: for when thy iudgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learne righteousnesse.

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Wished for; coveted; requested; entreated.

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