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joy

Meaning of “joy”

Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

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165 occurrences155 verses38 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 18:6

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2 Chronicles 20:27
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Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 20:27 · retained source text

Then they returned, euery man of Iudah and Ierusalem, and Iehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go againe to Ierusalem with ioy: for the LORD had made them to reioyce ouer their enemies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. head.

2 Chronicles 30:26
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So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:26 · retained source text

So there was great ioy in Ierusalem: for since the time of Solomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel, there was not the like in Ierusalem.

Complete reference index — all 155 verses
1 Samuel 18:61 Kings 1:401 Chronicles 12:401 Chronicles 15:161 Chronicles 15:251 Chronicles 29:91 Chronicles 29:172 Chronicles 20:272 Chronicles 30:26Ezra 3:12Ezra 3:13Ezra 6:16Ezra 6:22Nehemiah 8:10Nehemiah 12:43Esther 8:16Esther 8:17Esther 9:22Job 8:19Job 20:5Job 29:13Job 33:26Job 38:7Job 41:22Psalms 5:11Psalms 16:11Psalms 21:1Psalms 27:6Psalms 30:5Psalms 32:11Psalms 35:27Psalms 42:4Psalms 43:4Psalms 48:2Psalms 51:8Psalms 51:12Psalms 65:13Psalms 67:4Psalms 105:43Psalms 126:5Psalms 132:9Psalms 132:16Psalms 137:6Proverbs 12:20Proverbs 14:10Proverbs 15:21Proverbs 15:23Proverbs 17:21Proverbs 21:15Proverbs 23:24Ecclesiastes 2:10Ecclesiastes 2:26Ecclesiastes 5:20Ecclesiastes 9:7Isaiah 9:3Isaiah 9:17Isaiah 12:3Isaiah 16:10Isaiah 22:13Isaiah 24:8Isaiah 24:11Isaiah 29:19Isaiah 32:13Isaiah 32:14Isaiah 35:2Isaiah 35:10Isaiah 51:3Isaiah 51:11Isaiah 52:9Isaiah 55:12Isaiah 60:15Isaiah 61:3Isaiah 61:7Isaiah 65:14Isaiah 65:18Isaiah 65:19Isaiah 66:5Isaiah 66:10Jeremiah 15:16Jeremiah 31:13Jeremiah 33:9Jeremiah 33:11Jeremiah 48:27Jeremiah 48:33Jeremiah 49:25Lamentations 2:15Lamentations 5:15Ezekiel 24:25Ezekiel 36:5Hosea 9:1Joel 1:12Joel 1:16Habakkuk 3:18Zephaniah 3:17Zechariah 8:19Matthew 2:10Matthew 13:20Matthew 13:44Matthew 25:21Matthew 25:23Matthew 28:8Luke 1:14Luke 1:44Luke 2:10Luke 6:23Luke 8:13Luke 10:17Luke 15:7Luke 15:10Luke 24:41Luke 24:52John 3:29John 15:11John 16:20John 16:21John 16:22John 16:24John 17:13Acts 2:28Acts 8:8Acts 13:52Acts 15:3Acts 20:24Romans 5:11Romans 14:17Romans 15:13Romans 15:322 Corinthians 1:242 Corinthians 2:32 Corinthians 7:132 Corinthians 8:2Galatians 5:22Philippians 1:4Philippians 1:25Philippians 2:2Philippians 2:17Philippians 2:18Philippians 4:11 Thessalonians 1:61 Thessalonians 2:191 Thessalonians 2:201 Thessalonians 3:92 Timothy 1:4Philemon 1:7Philemon 1:20Hebrews 12:2Hebrews 13:17James 1:2James 4:91 Peter 1:81 Peter 4:131 John 1:42 John 1:123 John 1:4Jude 1:24

Where “joy” appears

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1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesEzra4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah3 occurrences
2 versesEsther4 occurrences
3 versesJob6 occurrences
6 versesPsalms19 occurrences
19 versesProverbs7 occurrences
7 versesEcclesiastes4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah28 occurrences
24 versesJeremiah7 occurrences
7 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew6 occurrences
6 versesLuke10 occurrences
10 versesJohn8 occurrences
7 versesActs5 occurrences
5 versesRomans4 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians5 occurrences
4 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians6 occurrences
6 verses1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
4 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesJames2 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse2 John1 occurrence
1 verse3 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
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