Joy in the Bible: 165 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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“Joy” is in the King James Bible 165 times, in 155 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

χαρά chara 51 times
שׂמחה śimchâh 44 times
שׂשׂון שׂשׂן śâśôn śâśôn 14 times
משׂושׂ mâśôś 12 times
רנן rânan 5 times
שׂמח śâmach 5 times
χαίρω chairō 3 times
גּיל gı̂yl 3 times
רנּה rinnâh 3 times
ἀγαλλίασις agalliasis 2 times
גּיל גּוּל gı̂yl gûl 2 times
תּרוּעה terû‛âh 2 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 3 times

16 more, less often

ἀγαλλιάω agalliaō 1 time
εὐφροσύνη euphrosunē 1 time
καυχάομαι kauchaomai 1 time
ὀνίνημι oninēmi 1 time
σκιρτάω skirtaō 1 time
χάρις charis 1 time
גּילה גּילת gı̂ylâh gı̂ylath 1 time
דּוּץ dûts 1 time
חדוה chedvâh 1 time
חדוה chedvâh 1 time
טוּב ṭûb 1 time
ישׁר yâshâr 1 time
פּצח pâtsach 1 time
רוּע rûa‛ 1 time
רנּן rannên 1 time
שׂוּשׂ שׂישׂ śûś śı̂yś 1 time

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1 Samuel

18:6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

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