KJV dictionary & concordance

merry

Meaning of “merry”

Glad, cheerful, joyful, festive, pleased, or enlivened in heart, often in connection with eating, drinking, feasting, celebration, or favourable circumstances.

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28 occurrences28 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 43:34

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Revelation 11:10

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And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Revelation 11:10 · retained source text

And they that dwell vpon the earth shall reioyce ouer them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another, because these two Prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

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Where “merry” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Judges5 occurrences
5 verses Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse Esther1 occurrence
1 verse Proverbs3 occurrences
3 verses Ecclesiastes3 occurrences
3 verses Jeremiah2 occurrences
2 verses Luke5 occurrences
5 verses James1 occurrence
1 verse Revelation1 occurrence
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Genesis 43:34 Judges 19:6 2 Chronicles 7:10 Esther 1:10 Proverbs 17:22 Ecclesiastes 10:19 Luke 12:19 Luke 15:23-32 Revelation 11:10 Luke 15:32 Judges 19:9 2 Samuel 13:28 Jeremiah 30:19 Luke 15:24