Word study · Greek
chara
joy
Say it: kha-RAH (approximate)
χαρά
What it means
Joy, gladness, and the celebration that follows. Jesus speaks of joy through the farewell discourse: "that your joy may be made full" (15:11, 16:24, 17:13).
Range of meaning
- JoyDeep gladness.
- DelightPleasure.
In John
- Chapter 16
"That your joy may be made full" (16:20-24).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G5479 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources