מָחוֹלmâchôwl

dance (Lamentations 5:15; Psalms 30:12; Jeremiah 31:4; Jeremiah 31:13; Psalms 149:3)

Pronunciation: maw-khole' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4234

Same root

חוּלchûwl · H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
מָחוֹלMâchôwl · H4235Machol, an Israelite
מְחֹלָהmᵉchôlâh · H4246a dance

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

Psalms 30:11 You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
Psalms 149:3 Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.
Psalms 150:4 Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes!
Jeremiah 31:4 I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.
Jeremiah 31:13 The young women will dance for joy, and the men—old and young—will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.
Lamentations 5:15 Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).