KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Of a place or land, left empty, uninhabited, waste, ruined, barren, or without former use and fruitfulness. 2. Of a person or people, bereft, forsaken, solitary, or left without help, comfort, family, or support. 3. As a verb, to make empty, waste, ruined, or bereft.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 47:19
Complete exact-word concordance
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
The wayes of Zion do mourne, because none come to the solemne feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh: her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitternesse.
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
From aboue hath he sent fire into my bones, and it preuaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feete, he hath turned me backe: he hath made me desolate, and faint all the day.
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
For these things I weepe, mine eye, mine eye runneth downe with water, because the comforter that should relieue my soule is farre from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy preuailed.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bring backe.
1611 marginal noteIer.13.17 and 14.17. chap. 2.18.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
Hee hath turned aside my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: hee hath made me desolate.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
They that did feede delicatly, are desolate in the streetes: they that were brought vp in scarlet, embrace dounghilles.
Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
Because of the mountaine of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walke vpon it.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Left alone, or forsaken.
