KJV dictionary & concordance

sweet

Meaning of “sweet”

Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.

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108 occurrences103 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:21

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Genesis 8:21

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And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Genesis 8:21 · retained source text

And the LORD smelled a sweete sauour, and the LORD said in his heart, I will not againe curse the ground any more for mans sake; for the imagination of mans heart is euil from his youth: neither will I againe smite any more euery thing liuing, as I haue done.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a sauour of rest.

1611 marginal noteChap. 6.5. matt. 15.19.

Complete reference index — all 103 verses

Genesis 8:21 Exodus 15:25 Exodus 25:6 Exodus 29:18 Exodus 29:25 Exodus 29:41 Exodus 30:7 Exodus 30:23 Exodus 30:34 Exodus 31:11 Exodus 35:8 Exodus 35:15 Exodus 35:28 Exodus 37:29 Exodus 39:38 Exodus 40:27 Leviticus 1:9 Leviticus 1:13 Leviticus 1:17 Leviticus 2:2 Leviticus 2:9 Leviticus 2:12 Leviticus 3:5 Leviticus 3:16 Leviticus 4:7 Leviticus 4:31 Leviticus 6:15 Leviticus 6:21 Leviticus 8:21 Leviticus 8:28 Leviticus 16:12 Leviticus 17:6 Leviticus 23:13 Leviticus 23:18 Leviticus 26:31 Numbers 4:16 Numbers 15:3 Numbers 15:7 Numbers 15:10 Numbers 15:13 Numbers 15:14 Numbers 15:24 Numbers 18:17 Numbers 28:2 Numbers 28:6 Numbers 28:8 Numbers 28:13 Numbers 28:24 Numbers 28:27 Numbers 29:2 Numbers 29:6 Numbers 29:8 Numbers 29:13 Numbers 29:36 2 Samuel 23:1 2 Chronicles 2:4 2 Chronicles 13:11 2 Chronicles 16:14 Ezra 6:10 Nehemiah 8:10 Esther 2:12 Job 20:12 Job 21:33 Job 38:31 Psalms 55:14 Psalms 104:34 Psalms 119:103 Psalms 141:6 Proverbs 3:24 Proverbs 9:17 Proverbs 13:19 Proverbs 16:24 Proverbs 20:17 Proverbs 23:8 Proverbs 24:13 Proverbs 27:7 Ecclesiastes 5:12 Ecclesiastes 11:7 Song of Solomon 2:3 Song of Solomon 2:14 Song of Solomon 5:5 Song of Solomon 5:13 Song of Solomon 5:16 Isaiah 3:24 Isaiah 5:20 Isaiah 23:16 Isaiah 43:24 Isaiah 49:26 Jeremiah 6:20 Jeremiah 31:26 Ezekiel 6:13 Ezekiel 16:19 Ezekiel 20:28 Ezekiel 20:41 Daniel 2:46 Amos 9:13 Micah 6:15 Mark 16:1 2 Corinthians 2:15 Philippians 4:18 James 3:11 Revelation 10:9 Revelation 10:10

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Genesis 8:21 Exodus 40:27 Leviticus 8:28 Numbers 28:6 Ezra 6:10 Proverbs 23:8 Isaiah 49:26 Revelation 10:10