KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 18:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the ioy: they ioy before thee, according to the ioy in haruest, and as men reioyce when they diuide the spoile.
1611 marginal noteOr, to him.
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Therfore the LORD shall haue no ioy in their yong men, neither shall haue mercy on their fatherlesse & widowes: for euery one is an hypocrite, and an euil doer, and euery mouth speaketh folly: for all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
1611 marginal noteOr, villeny.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with ioy shall yee draw water out of the wels of saluation.
And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.
And gladnesse is taken away, and ioy out of the plentifull field, and in the Uineyards there shalbe no singing, neither shal there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I haue made their vintage shouting to cease.
1611 marginal noteIere.48.33.
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
And behold ioy and gladnesse, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine; let vs eate and drinke, for to morrow we shall die.
1611 marginal noteChap. 56.12. wisd. 2.6. 1.cor.15.32.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that reioyce, endeth, the ioy of the harpe ceaseth.
1611 marginal noteIer.7.37. and 16.9. & 25.10. ezra 26.13. hos.2.11.
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
There is a crying for wine in the streets, all ioy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
The meeke also shall increase their ioy in the LORD, and the poore among men shall reioice in the holy One of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shall adde.
Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
Upon the land of my people shall come vp thornes, and briars, yea vpon all the houses of ioy in the ioyous citie.
1611 marginal noteOr, burning vpon. &c.
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
Because the palaces shall be forsaken, the multitude of the citie shall be left, the forts and towres shall be for dennes for euer, a ioy of wild asses, a pasture of flockes;
1611 marginal noteOr, clifts and watchtowers.
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