Strong’s definition
cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it
KJV gloss list in the source
be it far, merciful
Derivation recorded by Strong
perhaps from the alternate form of G138 (αἱρέομαι);
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