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favour

Meaning of “favour”

Sense 1: Goodwill, approval, acceptance, kindness, mercy, support, or beneficial regard. Sense 2: Pleasing appearance or charm. Sense 3: To regard, support, prefer, or treat kindly.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
70 occurrences70 verses21 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 18:3

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Nehemiah 2:5
And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 2:5 · retained source text

And I said vnto the king, If it please the king, and if thy seruant haue found fauour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me vnto Iudah vnto the City of my fathers sepulchres, that I may build it.

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Kind regard or a kind aspect.

printed p. 267; PDF p. 287; Internet Archive leaf n286

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