KJV dictionary & concordance
A pleasing succession or arrangement of musical sounds; sweet music.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Isaiah 23:16
Complete exact-word concordance
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
Take an harpe, goe about the city thou harlot, that hast beene forgotten, make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembred.
For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he wil comfort all her waste places, and he wil make her wildernes like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD: ioy and gladnesse shalbe found therein, thankesgiuing, and the voice of melody.
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Take thou away from mee the noise of thy songs: for I will not heare the melodie of thy violes.
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Speaking to your selues, in Psalmes, and Hymnes, and Spirituall songs, singing and making melodie in your heart to the Lord,
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Historical English dictionary sources
Sweet-sounding; sweet music.
