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
The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
The vine is dried vp, and the figgetree languisheth, the pomegranate tree, the palme tree also and the apple tree, euen all the trees of the field are withered: because ioy is withered away from the sonnes of men.
Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Is not the meate cut off before your eyes, yea ioy and gladnesse from the house of our God?
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Yet I will reioyce in the LORD: I will ioy in the God of my saluation.
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mightie: hee will saue, he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy: hee will rest in his loue, hee will ioy ouer thee with singing.
1611 marginal noteHeb. he will be silent.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth moneth, and the fast of the fift, and the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Iudah ioy and gladnesse, and cheerefull feasts: therefore loue the trueth and peace.
1611 marginal noteHebr. solemne, or set times.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
When they saw the Starre, they reioyced with exceeding great ioy.
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
But he that receiued the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, & anon with ioy receiueth it:
¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
¶ Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like vnto treasure hid in a field: the which when a man hath found, hee hideth, and for ioy thereof goeth and selleth all that hee hath, and buyeth that field.
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said vnto him, Well done, thou good and faithfull seruant, thou hast been faithfull ouer a few things, I wil make thee ruler ouer many things: enter thou into the ioy of thy lord.
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said vnto him, Well done, good and faithfull seruant, thou hast beene faithfull ouer a few things, I wil make thee ruler ouer many things: enter thou into the ioy of thy lord.
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