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 put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
Thou hast put gladnesse in my heart, more then in the time that their corne and their wine increased.
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Thou hast turned for mee my mourning into dauncing: thou hast put off my sackecloth, and girded mee with gladnesse:
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Thou louest righteousnesse, and hatest wickednesse: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
With gladnesse and reioycing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the kings palace.
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Make mee to heare ioy and gladnesse: that the bones which thou hast broken, may reioyce.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Light is sowen for the righteous: and gladnesse for the vpright in heart.
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Serue the LORD with gladnes: come before his presence with singing.
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
And he brought forth his people with ioy: and his chosen with gladnesse:
1611 marginal noteHeb. singing.
That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may reioyce in the gladnesse of thy nation: that I may glory with thine inheritance.
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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.]
