KJV dictionary & concordance
Joy, delight, or rejoicing; the state or expression of being glad.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Numbers 10:10
Complete exact-word concordance
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Thou hast loued righteousnesse, and hated iniquitie, therefore God, euen thy God hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.
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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.]
