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goodly

Meaning of “goodly”

Attractive, beautiful, comely, pleasing, desirable, fine, choice, noble, valuable, or impressive in appearance or quality.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
33 occurrences33 verses21 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 27:15

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Genesis 27:15
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 27:15 · retained source text

And Rebekah tooke goodly raiment of her eldest sonne Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them vpon Iacob her yonger sonne:

1611 marginal noteHebr. desireable.

Genesis 39:6
And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 39:6 · retained source text

And he left all that he had, in Iosephs hand: and he knew not ought he had, saue the bread which he did eate: and Ioseph was a goodly person, and well fauoured.

Genesis 49:21
¶ Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
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1611 witness · Genesis 49:21 · retained source text

¶ Naphtali is a hinde let loose: He giueth goodly words.

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Excellently. GOOD'LY, adjective Being of a handsome form; beautiful; graceful; as a goodly person; goodly raiment; goodly houses. 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable; as goodly days. 2. Bulky; swelling; affectedly turgid.

volume 1, leaf 851, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 16)

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