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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5965 - עָלַס

Transliteration

ʻâlaç

Phonetics

aw-las'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1632

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to rejoice

1a) (Qal) to rejoice

1b) (Niphal) to exult

1b1) to flap joyously (of ostrich)

1c) (Hithpael) to delight oneself

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (3)

Job 2

Proverbs 1

NAS (4)

Job 3

Proverbs 1

HCS (3)

Job 2

Proverbs 1

BSB (3)

Job 2

Proverbs 1

ESV (3)

Job 2

Proverbs 1

WEB (3)

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2545) x l o (אהלס AhLS) AC: Rejoice CO: ? AB: ?: [from: lo- raising the arms in joy]

V) x l o (אהלס AhLS) - Rejoice: KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael) rejoice, peacock, solace - Strongs: H5965 (עָלַס)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[עָלַס] verb rejoice ("" with עָלַז, עָלַץ, q. v.; Late Hebrew עֲלִיסָה rejoicing (once Levy^{NHWB iii. 657})); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲלֹס Job 20:18 he shall not rejoice.

Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular נֶעֱלָ֑סָה Job 39:13 (of ostrich's wing) = flap joyously.

Hithpa`el Imperfect 1 plural cohortative נִתְעַלְּסָה Proverbs 7:18 let us delight ourselves in (ב) love.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָלַס i.q. עָלַז and עָלַץ to rejoice, to be merry, Job 20:18.

Niphal, Job 39:13, כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה “the wing of the ostriches exults;” i.e. moves itself briskly; comp. Il. ii. 462, ἀγαλλόμεναι πτερύγεσσι.

Hithpael, to rejoice, Proverbs 7:18.

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List of Word Forms

יַעֲלֹֽס׃ יעלס׃ נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה נֶעֱלָ֑סָה נעלסה נתעלסה ne‘ĕlāsāh ne·‘ĕ·lā·sāh neeLasah niṯ‘alləsāh niṯ·‘al·lə·sāh nitalleSah ya‘ălōs ya·‘ă·lōs yaaLos