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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.

Definition sources

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

First occurrence: Genesis 18:3

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Psalms 5:12
For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 5:12 · retained source text

For thou, LORD, wilt blesse the righteous: with fauour wilt thou compasse him as with a shield.

1611 marginal noteHebr. crowne him.

Psalms 30:5
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 30:5 · retained source text

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his fauour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but ioy commeth in the morning.

1611 marginal noteHeb. there is but a moment in his anger.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in the euening.

1611 marginal noteHebr. singing.

Psalms 30:7
Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 30:7 · retained source text

LORD, by thy fauour thou hast made my mountaine to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

1611 marginal noteHebr. setled strength for my mountaine.

Psalms 35:27
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 35:27 · retained source text

Let them shoute for ioy, and bee glad that fauour my righteous cause: yea let them say continually, Let the LORD bee magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his seruant

1611 marginal noteHebr. my righteousnes.

Psalms 44:3
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 44:3 · retained source text

For they got not the land in possession by their owne sword, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a fauour vnto them.

Psalms 45:12
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 45:12 · retained source text

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift, euen the rich among the people shall intreate thy fauour.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thy face.

Psalms 89:17
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 89:17 · retained source text

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy fauour our horne shall be exalted.

Psalms 102:13
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
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1611 witness · Psalms 102:13 · retained source text

Thou shalt arise, and haue mercie vpon Zion: for the time to fauour her, yea the set time is come.

Psalms 106:4
Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 106:4 · retained source text

Remember me, O LORD, with the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people: O visite me with thy saluation:

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Kind regard or a kind aspect.

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

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