עָלַסʻâlaç

rejoice

Pronunciation: aw-las' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5965

Meanings

Qal: rejoice (Job 20:18)

Niph`al: = flap joyously (Job 39:13)

Hithpa`el: delight ourselves (Proverbs 7:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Job 20:18 They will give back everything they worked for. Their wealth will bring them no joy.
  • Job 39:13 “The ostrich flaps her wings grandly, but they are no match for the feathers of the stork.
  • Proverbs 7:18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,

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).