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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 the earth be happy! Let the nations say, 'The LORD reigns!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 - Serve the LORD in fear! Repent in terror!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 - Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance."

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 - Then my enemy will say, "I have defeated him!" Then my foes will rejoice because I am upended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:5 - But I trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 - I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 - O LORD, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - Rejoice in the LORD and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 - Then I will rejoice in the LORD and be happy because of his deliverance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:11 - Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 - Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 - I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:16 - They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 - Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the sea and everything in it shout!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD reigns! Let the earth be happy! Let the many coastlands rejoice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:8 - Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:24 - This is the day the LORD has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:2 - Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let the people of Zion delight in their king!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 - who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:24 - The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:25 - May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:17 - Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 - Draw me after you; let us hurry! May the king bring me into his bedroom chambers! The Maidens to the Lover: We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. The Beloved to Her Lover: How rightly the young women adore you! The Beloved to the Maidens:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 - You have enlarged the nation; you give them great joy. They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - At that time they will say, "Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the LORD! We waited for him. Let's rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 - The downtrodden will again rejoice in the LORD; the poor among humankind will take delight in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:1 - Let the desert and dry region be happy; let the wilderness rejoice and bloom like a lily!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the LORD; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the LORD consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:18 - But be happy and rejoice forevermore over what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 - Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10 - Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:5 - The inhabitants of Samaria will lament over the calf idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it; its idolatrous priests will wail over it, because its splendor will be taken from them into exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:21 - Do not fear, my land! Rejoice and be glad, because the LORD has accomplished great things!

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the LORD your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains - both the early and the late rains as formerly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 - The Babylonian tyrant pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. When he catches them in his dragnet, he is very happy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:18 - I will rejoice because of the LORD; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - The LORD your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey - on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 - The Ephraimites will be like warriors and will rejoice as if they had drunk wine. Their children will see it and rejoice; they will celebrate in the things of the LORD.
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