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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,
a. absolute Psalm 13:5; Psalm 51:10; Zechariah 9:9; || שׂמח Psalm 14:7; Psalm 16:9; Psalm 32:11; Psalm 48:12; Psalm 53:7; Psalm 96:11; Psalm 97:1; Psalm 97:8; Proverbs 23:24, 25; 1 Chronicles 16:31; Habakkuk 1:15; || שׂושׂ, שׂישׂ Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 65:18.
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.
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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

H1523

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:31 - Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 - Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 - That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 - Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him! lest mine adversaries be joyful when I am moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:5 - As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 - Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 - {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving-kindness, for thou hast seen mine affliction; thou hast known the troubles of my soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 - And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:11 - Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 - Make me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 - Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:16 - In thy name are they joyful all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 - Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - Jehovah reigneth: let the earth be glad, let the many isles rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:8 - Zion heard, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:24 - This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:2 - Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 - who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:24 - The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:25 - let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:17 - Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 - Draw me, we will run after thee! -- The king hath brought me into his chambers -- We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 - Thou hast multiplied the nation, hast increased its joy: they joy before thee like to the joy in harvest; as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah, we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 - and the meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:1 - The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and shouting: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of Jehovah, the excellency of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Shout, ye heavens; and be joyful, thou earth; and break forth into singing, ye mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:18 - But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create. For behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 - And I will rejoice over Jerusalem, and will joy in my people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10 - Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her; rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn over her:

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:5 - The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calf of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the idolatrous priests thereof shall tremble for it, for its glory, because it is departed from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:21 - -- Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for Jehovah doeth great things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - And ye, children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the early rain in due measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the early rain, and the latter rain at the beginning of the season.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 - He taketh up all of them with the hook, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them into his drag; therefore he rejoiceth and is glad:

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:18 - Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 - And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their hearts shall rejoice as through wine; and their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be joyful in Jehovah.
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