עָלַץʻâlats
rejoice, exult
Pronunciation: aw-lats' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5970
Meanings
Qal: my heart exulteth in, the field exulteth (1 Samuel 2:1; 1 Chronicles 16:32; Proverbs 11:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.
- 1 Chronicles 16:32 Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
- Psalms 5:11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy.
- Psalms 9:2 I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
- Psalms 25:2 I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
- Psalms 68:3 But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.
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).