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gladness

Meaning of “gladness”

Joy, delight, or rejoicing; the state or expression of being glad.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
47 occurrences47 verses19 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 10:10

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2 Chronicles 29:30
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Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 29:30 · retained source text

Moreouer Hezekiah the king and the Princes, commanded the Leuites to sing praise vnto the LORD, with the words of Dauid, and of Asaph the Seer: and they sang praises with gladnes, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

2 Chronicles 30:21
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And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:21 · retained source text

And the children of Israel that were present at Ierusalem, kept the feast of vnleauened bread seuen dayes with great gladnesse: and the Leuites and the Priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with lowd instruments vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. found.

1611 marginal noteHebr. instruments of strength.

2 Chronicles 30:23
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And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:23 · retained source text

And the whole assembly tooke counsel to keepe other seuen dayes: and they kept other seuen dayes with gladnesse.

Complete reference index — all 47 verses
Numbers 10:10Deuteronomy 28:472 Samuel 6:121 Chronicles 16:271 Chronicles 29:222 Chronicles 29:302 Chronicles 30:212 Chronicles 30:23Nehemiah 8:17Nehemiah 12:27Esther 8:16Esther 8:17Esther 9:17Esther 9:18Esther 9:19Psalms 4:7Psalms 30:11Psalms 45:7Psalms 45:15Psalms 51:8Psalms 97:11Psalms 100:2Psalms 105:43Psalms 106:5Proverbs 10:28Song of Solomon 3:11Isaiah 16:10Isaiah 22:13Isaiah 30:29Isaiah 35:10Isaiah 51:3Isaiah 51:11Jeremiah 7:34Jeremiah 16:9Jeremiah 25:10Jeremiah 31:7Jeremiah 33:11Jeremiah 48:33Joel 1:16Zechariah 8:19Mark 4:16Luke 1:14Acts 2:46Acts 12:14Acts 14:17Philippians 2:29Hebrews 1:9

Where “gladness” appears

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Numbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesEsther5 occurrences
5 versesPsalms9 occurrences
9 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 versesPhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
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Webster 1828

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[See Glad.] Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration; pleasure of mind; cheerfulness. They--did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Acts 2:46. [Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. Esther 8:9.]

volume 1, leaf 838, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 107)

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