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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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Zephaniah 2:1
GATHER yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 2:1 · retained source text

¶ Gather your selues together, yea gather together, O nation not desired.

1611 marginal noteOr, not desirous.

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Wished for; coveted; requested; entreated.

volume 1, leaf 571, column 3 (main_dictionary)