עָלַז
ʻâlaz · H5937 · Hebrew · 16 occurrences
Meanings
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to rejoice, to exult
Poetic term; state in which humans or deities feel and show great joy
Examples2 Samuel 1:20 “Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.
Proverbs 23:16 And my innermost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.
Isaiah 23:12 He has said, “You shall not be jubilant anymore, you crushed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.”
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
16 occurrences in 13 groups
- Not stated: I 3
- Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 6 groups
- עַדto, as far as, until+ מָתַיwhen? 1
- בin/on/with+ דָבַרto speak, to say 1
- בin/on/with+ יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 1
- בin/on/with+ כָּבוֹדglory, honor 1
- בin/on/with+ לֵבheart, mind 1
- לto/for+ פָּנִיםface, presence, before 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אָזat that time 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 5 words
- שָׂמַח sâmach · H8055 · to rejoice, to cause to rejoice
- עָלַז (ʻâlaz, H5937) and שָׂמַח both denote rejoicing and joy and can substitute for one another in expressing happiness or gladness.
- רָנַן rânan · H7442 · to shout, to shout for joy
- Both words are verbs of emotion and rejoicing with overlapping senses. עָלַז (ʻâlaz, H5937) focuses on joyful exultation and triumph, while רָנַן (rânan, H7442) focuses on loud joyful shouting and singing, and both mean "rejoice" in contexts of joy.
- עָלַץ ʻâlats · H5970 · to rejoice, to exult
- Both words are two distinct Hebrew words with closely overlapping senses of rejoicing, joy and triumph.
- גִּיל gîyl · H1523 · to rejoice, to be glad
- Both words denote states of joy and rejoicing, distinct roots sharing an overlapping range of meaning, that could substitute in context.
- שָׂחַק sâchaq · H7832 · to laugh, to smile, to make merry
- עָלַז (ʻâlaz, H5937) focuses on exultant rejoicing and triumph; שָׂחַק (sâchaq, H7832) (in its positive sense) includes playful merriment and laughter alongside rejoicing, but also extends to negative senses (mockery, derision) in other contexts.
In the other Testament 1 word
- ἀγαλλιάω agalliáō · G21 · to be extremely joyful, to be overjoyed, to rejoice greatly
- Greek ἀγαλλιάω emphasizes exuberant, physically expressive joy (jumping/leaping), while Hebrew עָלַז covers a broader range of joyful exultation including triumph and rejoicing without necessarily specifying the physical manifestation.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Rejoice002001002022
- עָלַז describes rejoicing or triumphing, as in the many psalms calling the righteous to "exult" or "triumph" in the LORD (e.g. Psalm 68:3-4).
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5937. alaz [עָלַז] verb exult (|| form of עלץ q. v.; compare Phoenicianproper name lm.…
[עָלַז] verb exult (|| form of עלץ q. v.; compare Phoenicianproper name lm. נבעלז); —
Qal Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲלֹז Psa 96:12; Psa 96:1singular וָאֶעְלֹז Jer 15:17; אֶעֱלֹ֑וָה Psa 60:8; Psa 108:8; Psa 108:3masculine plural יַעְלְזוּ Psa 149:5, יַעֲ֑לֹזוּ, Jer 51:39; Psa 94:3, etc.; Imperative feminine singular עָלְזִי Zep 3:14; masculine plural עִלְזוּ Psa 68:5; Infinitive construct לַעֲלוֺז Isa 23:12; — exult, triumph Isa 23:12; Jer 15:17; of Israel's foes 2Sa 1:20; Jer 50:11(|| שׂמח), of wicked Psa 94:3; Jer 11:15; of Israel Zep 3:14 ( + שִׂמְחִי), ׳בְּי ׳אֶע, Hab 3:18 in ׳י will I exult (|| אָגִילָה), Psa 149:5; ׳ע לְפָנָיו Psa 68:5; subject לִבִּי Psa 28:7, כִּלְיוֺתָ֑י Pro 23:16; figurative of field Psa 96:12 (|| רָנַן); of ׳י Psa 60:8 = Psa 108:8.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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