עָלַזʻâlaz

exult, || form of עלץ

Pronunciation: aw-laz' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5937

Meanings

Qal: exult, triumph (Psalms 96:12; Jeremiah 15:17; Psalms 60:8)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 1:20 Don’t announce the news in Gath, don’t proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice and the pagans will laugh in triumph.
  • Psalms 28:7 The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
  • Psalms 60:6 God has promised this by his holiness: “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
  • Psalms 68:4 Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the Lord— rejoice in his presence!
  • Psalms 94:3 How long, O Lord? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
  • Psalms 96:12 Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the forest sing for joy
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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).