Hebrew · Strong's H1523 · Verb
גִּיל
gil
to rejoice
45times used
44verses
10books
How it's translated
- and let it be glad4
- and be glad4
- i will rejoice3
- they will be glad2
- let it be glad2
- let us be glad2
- be glad2
- and rejoice1
Definition
1) to rejoice, exult, be glad
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to rejoice
1a2) to tremble (from fear)
The forms it takes
Stem
- Qal 100% simple action
Form
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 71% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Imperative 18% a command
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 4% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Infinitive 2% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 2% and then …: future or instructions
- And + imperfect 2% and …, so that …
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Psalms19
- Isaiah11
- Proverbs4
- Joel2
- Habakkuk2
- Zechariah2
- 1 Chronicles1
- Song of Solomon1
- Hosea1
- Zephaniah1
Every verse
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