KJV dictionary & concordance

mirth

Meaning of “mirth”

Gladness, merriment, or joyful festivity.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

15 occurrences15 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 31:27

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KJV PCE

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It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ezekiel 21:10 · retained source text

It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is fourbished, that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? It contemneth the rod of my sonne, as euery tree.

1611 marginal noteOr, it is the rod of my sonne, it despiseth euery tree.

Complete reference index — all 15 verses

Genesis 31:27 Nehemiah 8:12 Psalms 137:3 Proverbs 14:13 Ecclesiastes 2:1 Ecclesiastes 2:2 Ecclesiastes 7:4 Ecclesiastes 8:15 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:11 Jeremiah 7:34 Jeremiah 16:9 Jeremiah 25:10 Ezekiel 21:10 Hosea 2:11

Where “mirth” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Nehemiah1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms1 occurrence
1 verse Proverbs1 occurrence
1 verse Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
4 verses Isaiah2 occurrences
2 verses Jeremiah3 occurrences
3 verses Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Hosea1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 31:27 Psalm 137:3 Proverbs 14:13 Ecclesiastes 2:1-2 Ecclesiastes 7:4 Isaiah 24:7-11 Jeremiah 7:34 Hosea 2:11 Ecclesiastes 2:1 Ecclesiastes 2:2 Isaiah 24:7 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 24:11 Psalms 137:3 Jeremiah 25:10

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Merriment, hilarity, or pleasurable gladness, especially in company; often expressed in gaiety or festivity.

volume 2, leaf 141, column 2 (main_dictionary)