Bible Encyclopedias
Clap
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
An emphatic expression of joy, "They clapped their hands (nākhāh ), and said, Long live (the King James Version "God save") the king" (2 Kings 11:12 ); "Oh clap your hands (tāḳa‛ ), all ye peoples" (Psalm 47:1 ); or exultation (ṣāphaḳ , Lamentations 2:15; māḥā ), Ezekiel 25:6; tāḳa‛ , Nahum 3:19 ); or repudiation (ṣāphaḳ , Job 27:23; Job 34:37 ).
Figurative: To denote Nature's "sympathy" with God's people. "Let the floods clap ( māḥā' ) their hands" (Psalm 98:8 ); "All the trees of the field shall clap their hands" (Isaiah 55:12; compare Judges 5:20 ).Copyright Statement
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Clap'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/clap.html. 1915.