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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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Zechariah 8:19
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 8:19 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth moneth, and the fast of the fift, and the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Iudah ioy and gladnesse, and cheerefull feasts: therefore loue the trueth and peace.

1611 marginal noteHebr. solemne, or set times.

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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