KJV dictionary & concordance

goodly

Meaning of “goodly”

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

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

33 occurrences33 verses21 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 27:15

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Joshua 7:21

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When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Joshua 7:21 · retained source text

When I saw among the spoiles a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of siluer, and a wedge of gold of fiftie shekels weight, then I coueted them, and tooke them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the siluer vnder it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tongue

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Genesis 27:15 Joshua 7:21 1 Samuel 9:2 1 Samuel 16:12 Job 39:13 Jeremiah 3:19 Hosea 10:1 Zechariah 11:13 Revelation 18:14 1 Samuel 16:18 Leviticus 23:40 Deuteronomy 6:10 2 Samuel 23:21 Ezekiel 17:8 Zechariah 10:3

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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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.

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