The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 8:16 · retained source text
The Iewes had light and gladnesse, and ioy and honour.
KJV dictionary & concordance
joy
Meaning of “joy”
Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.
Definition sources
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165 occurrences155 verses38 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 18:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “joy”
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 8:17 · retained source text
And in euery prouince, and in euery city, whithersoeuer the kings commandement, and his decree came, the Iewes had ioy and gladnes, a feast and a good day: And many of the people of the land became Iewes; for the feare of the Iewes fell vpon them.
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 9:22 · retained source text
As the dayes wherein the Iewes rested from their enemies, & the moneth which was turned vnto them, from sorrow to ioy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them daies of feasting and ioy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poore.
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
1 verse
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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