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Delight [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.

2. His delight is in the law of the Lord. Psalms 1:2 .

3. That which gives great pleasure; that which affords delight

4. Titus was the delight of human kind.

5. I was daily his delight Proverbs 8:30 .

6. DELIGHT is a more permanent pleasure than joy, and not dependent on sudden excitement.

Delight [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To have or take great pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; followed by in.

2. I delight in the law of God after the inward man. Romans 7:22 .

Delight [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear; the good conduct of children, and especially their piety, delights their parents.

2. I will delight myself in thy statutes. Psalms 1:2 19.

3. To receive great pleasure in.

4. I delight to do thy will. Psalms 40:8 .

Delight [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.

Delight [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.

3. Licentious pleasure; lust.

4. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.

Delightable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Capable of delighting; delightful.

Delighted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Full of delight.

Delighted [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Greatly pleased; rejoiced; followed by with.

2. That ye may be delighted with the abundance of her glory. Isaiah 66:11 .

Delighted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Endowed with delight.

Delighted [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Delight

Delightedly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

With delight; gladly.

Delighter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who takes delight.

Delighter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who gives or takes delight.

Delightful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction; as a delightful thought; a delightful prospect.

Delightful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction.

Delightfully [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In a manner to receive great pleasure; very agreeable; as, we were delightfully employed, or entertained.

2. In a delightful manner; charmingly; in a manner to afford great pleasure; as, the lady sings and plays delightfully

Delightfulness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The quality of being delightful, or of affording great pleasure; as the delightfulness of a prospect, or of scenery.

2. Great pleasure; delight.

Delighting [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Giving delight; gladdening.

Delighting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Delight

Delightless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Affording no pleasure or delight.

Delightless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Void of delight.

Delightous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Delightful.

Delightsome [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Very pleasing; delightful.

Delightsome [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Very pleasing; delightful.

Delightsomely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Very pleasantly; in a delightful manner.

Delightsomeness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Delightfulness; pleasantness in a high degree.

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Genesis 34:19

And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

Numbers 14:8

If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

Deuteronomy 10:15

Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.

Deuteronomy 21:14

And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.

Deuteronomy 30:9

And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your goodness, as He delighted in that of your fathers,

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 18:22

And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.

Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”

1 Samuel 19:1

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,

1 Samuel 19:2

But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 1:24

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.

2 Samuel 1:26

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.

2 Samuel 15:26

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”

2 Samuel 22:20

He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

2 Samuel 24:3

And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

2 Chronicles 9:8

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”

2 Chronicles 17:6

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.