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Lexicon :: Strong's H1523 - gîl

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גִּיל
Transliteration
gîl
Pronunciation
gheel
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 346

Strong’s Definitions

גִּיל gîyl, gheel; or (by permutation) גּוּל gûwl; a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear:—be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H1523 in the following manner: rejoice (27x), glad (10x), joyful (4x), joy (2x), delight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's H1523 in the following manner: rejoice (27x), glad (10x), joyful (4x), joy (2x), delight (1x).
  1. to rejoice, exult, be glad

    1. (Qal)

      1. to rejoice

      2. to tremble (from fear)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גִּיל gîyl, gheel; or (by permutation) גּוּל gûwl; a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear:—be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
STRONGS H1523: Abbreviations
† [גִּיל] verb rejoice (NöZMG 1883, 537; compare Arabic جَالَ go round or about, be excited to levity, etc.) —
Qal Perfect גַּלְתִּי Isaiah 65:19; Imperfect יָגִיל, תָּגִיל Psalm 21:2 + 4 times (Psalm 21:2 Kt יגיל, Qr יָ֫גֶל with retracted tone); יָגֵל, תָּגֵל Psalm 13:6 + 11 times, וַיָּגֶל Psalm 16:9, אָגִילָה, נָגִילָה Psalm 9:15 + 5 times, יָגִילוּ Psalm 13:5 + 5 times, יְגִילוּן Psalm 89:17, תָּגֵלְנָה Psalm 48:12 + 2 times; יָגִו֯ל Proverbs 23:24; Imperative גִּילוּ Psalm 2:11 + 4 times, גִּילִי Isaiah 49:13 + 2 times; —
1. rejoice,
b. with בְּ Psalm 149:2; Proverbs 2:14; Proverbs 24:17; Isaiah 9:2; בירושׁלם Isaiah 65:19; Isaiah 66:10; בישׁועתך Psalm 9:15; Psalm 13:6; Psalm 21:2; ביהוה Psalm 35:9; Isaiah 41:16; Zechariah 10:7; באלהים Isaiah 61:10; Habakkuk 3:18; בשׁם י׳ Psalm 89:17; בקדושׁ ישׂראל Isaiah 29:19; גיל ושׂמח ב׳ Psalm 31:8; Psalm 118:24; Songs 1:4; Isaiah 25:9; Joel 2:23; גילי ושׂמחי כ׳ Joel 2:21.
c. with עַל Zephaniah 3:17. Besides persons the subject is לֵב Psalm 13:6; Proverbs 24:17; Zechariah 10:7; נפשׁ Psalm 35:9; Isaiah 61:10, כבוד (= נפשׁ) Psalm 16:9, ארץ 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalm 96:11; Psalm 97:1; Isaiah 49:13, ערבה Isaiah 35:1, 2.
2. tremble (compare Arabic وَجِلَ) Psalm 2:11 || עבד (Thes Ew Hi Che, but Greek Version of the LXX Hu De Pe AV RV rejoice), Hosea 10:5 || אבל (Thes and most modern, but AV RV that rejoiced over it), possibly error for חיל Ew Gr Che.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

16:31; 16:31

Psalms

2:11; 2:11; 9:15; 9:15; 13:5; 13:5; 13:6; 13:6; 13:6; 14:7; 16:9; 16:9; 16:9; 21:2; 21:2; 21:2; 31:8; 32:11; 35:9; 35:9; 48:12; 48:12; 51:10; 89:17; 89:17; 96:11; 96:11; 97:1; 97:1; 97:8; 118:24; 149:2

Proverbs

2:14; 23:24; 23:24; 23:25; 24:17; 24:17

Song of Songs

1:4

Isaiah

9:2; 25:9; 29:19; 35:1; 35:1; 35:2; 41:16; 49:13; 49:13; 61:10; 61:10; 65:18; 65:19; 65:19; 66:10

Hosea

10:5

Joel

2:21; 2:23

Habakkuk

1:15; 3:18

Zephaniah

3:17

Zechariah

9:9; 10:7; 10:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1523 matches the Hebrew גִּיל (gîl),
which occurs 46 times in 44 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:31 -

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 -

Serve the LORD with reverential awe

and rejoice with trembling.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 -

so that I may declare all your praises.

I will rejoice in your salvation

within the gates of Daughter Zion.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 -

My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,”

and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:5 -

But I have trusted in your faithful love;

my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 -

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!

When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,[fn]

let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 -

Therefore my heart is glad

and my whole being rejoices;

my body also rests securely.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 -

LORD, the king finds joy in your strength.

How greatly he rejoices in your victory!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 -

I will rejoice and be glad in your faithful love

because you have seen my affliction.

You know the troubles of my soul

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 -

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice,

you righteous ones;

shout for joy,

all you upright in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 -

Then I will rejoice in the LORD;

I will delight in his deliverance.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:11 -

Mount Zion is glad.

Judah’s villages[fn] rejoice

because of your judgments.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 -

Let me hear joy and gladness;

let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 -

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!

When God restores the fortunes of his people,[fn]

let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:16 -

They rejoice in your name all day long,

and they are exalted by your righteousness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 -

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;

let the sea and all that fills it resound.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 -

The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice;

let the many coasts and islands be glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:8 -

Zion hears and is glad,

Judah’s villages[fn] rejoice

because of your judgments, LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:24 -

This is the day the LORD has made;

let’s rejoice and be glad in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:2 -

Let Israel celebrate its Maker;

let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 -

from those who enjoy doing evil

and celebrate perversion,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:24 -

The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,

and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:25 -

Let your father and mother have joy,

and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:17 -

Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,

and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 -

Take me with you ​— ​let’s hurry.

Oh, that the king would bring[fn] me to his chambers.

We will rejoice and be glad in you;

we will celebrate your caresses more than wine.

It is only right that they adore you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 -

You have enlarged the nation

and increased its joy.[fn]

The people have rejoiced before you

as they rejoice at harvest time

and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 -

On that day it will be said,

“Look, this is our God;

we have waited for him, and he has saved us.

This is the LORD; we have waited for him.

Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 -

The humble will have joy

after joy in the LORD,

and the poor people will rejoice

in the Holy One of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:1 -

The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;

the desert will rejoice and blossom like a wildflower.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 -

It will blossom abundantly

and will also rejoice with joy and singing.

The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,

the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.

They will see the glory of the LORD,

the splendor of our God.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 -

You will winnow them

and a wind will carry them away,

a whirlwind will scatter them.

But you will rejoice in the LORD;

you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 -

Shout for joy, you heavens!

Earth, rejoice!

Mountains break into joyful shouts!

For the LORD has comforted his people,

and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 -

I rejoice greatly in the LORD,

I exult in my God;

for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation

and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,

as a groom wears a turban

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:18 -

“Then be glad and rejoice forever

in what I am creating;

for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy

and its people to be a delight.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 -

“I will rejoice in Jerusalem

and be glad in my people.

The sound of weeping and crying

will no longer be heard in her.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10 -

Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her,

all who love her.

Rejoice greatly with her,

all who mourn over her —

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:5 -

The residents of Samaria will have anxiety

over the calf of Beth-aven.

Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it;

the people will mourn over it,

over its glory.

It will certainly go into exile.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:21 -

Don’t be afraid, land;

rejoice and be glad,

for the LORD has done astonishing things.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 -

Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad

in the LORD your God,

because he gives you the autumn rain[fn]

for your vindication.[fn]

He sends showers for you,

both autumn and spring rain as before.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 -

The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,

catch them in their dragnet,

and gather them in their fishing net;

that is why they are glad and rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:18 -

yet I will celebrate in the LORD;

I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 -

“The LORD your God is among you,

a warrior who saves.

He will rejoice over you with gladness.

He will be quiet[fn] in his love.

He will delight in you with singing.”

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 -

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!

Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!

Look, your King is coming to you;

he is righteous and victorious,[fn]

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 -

Ephraim will be like a warrior,

and their hearts will be glad as if with wine.

Their children will see it and be glad;

their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.

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