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Strong's numbers

גִּיל (H1523)

gîyl

gheel

or (by permutation) גּוּל; 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.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

[גִּיל] vb. rejoice (go around or about, be excited to levity)
Qal
1 rejoice
2 tremble

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


44 occurrences

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  • Proverbs 2:14
    Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
  • Proverbs 23:24
    The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
  • Proverbs 23:25
    Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
  • Proverbs 24:17
    Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
  • Song of Solomon 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: the upright love thee.
  • Isaiah 9:3
    Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
  • Isaiah 25:9
    And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
  • Isaiah 29:19
    The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isaiah 35:1
    The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
  • Isaiah 35:2
    It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.