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gracious

Meaning of “gracious”

Showing favour, mercy, compassion, kindness, patience, or goodness; pleasant, acceptable, or benevolent in word or action.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
31 occurrences30 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 43:29

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Jeremiah 22:23
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 22:23 · retained source text

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the Cedars, how gracious shalt thou bee when pangs come vpon thee, the paine as of a woman in trauell?

1611 marginal noteHeb. inhabitresse.

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