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

I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Hosea 2:11 · retained source text

I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast daies, her new moones, and her Sabbaths, and all her solemne feasts.

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Historical English dictionary sources

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

volume 2, leaf 141, column 2 (main_dictionary)