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).