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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, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 - Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 - that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 - and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:5 - But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 - Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the victories you give!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 - Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:11 - Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 - Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 - Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:16 - They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 - Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:24 - The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 - who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:24 - The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:25 - May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:17 - Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 - Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. Friends: We rejoice and delight in you[fn]; we will praise your love more than wine. She: How right they are to adore you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 - You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 - Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:1 - The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:18 - But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 - I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10 - “Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:5 - The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven.[fn] Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:21 - Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 - The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:18 - yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 - The Ephraimites will become like warriors, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
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