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gladness

Meaning of “gladness”

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

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

First occurrence: Numbers 10:10

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Proverbs 10:28
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The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:28 · retained source text

The hope of the righteous shall bee gladnesse: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

1611 marginal noteIob 8.13. and 11.20. psal.112.10.

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

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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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