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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 let the earth be glad;
And 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 rejoice with trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 - That I may tell of all Your praise
In the gates of the daughter of Zion.
I will rejoice in Your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 - Lest my enemy say,
“I have prevailed against him”;
Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:5 - But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 - Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD brings back the captivity of 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 glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy,
For You have considered my trouble;
You have known my soul in adversities,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 - And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD;
It shall rejoice in His salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:11 - Let Mount Zion rejoice,
Let the daughters of Judah be glad,
Because of Your judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 - Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 - Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God brings back the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:16 - In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 - Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD reigns;
Let the earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of isles be glad!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:8 - Zion hears and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice
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 made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 - Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:24 - The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:25 - Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her 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 do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 - Draw me away!

The Daughters of Jerusalem
We will run after you.[fn]

The Shulamite
The king has brought me into his chambers.

The Daughters of Jerusalem
We will be glad and rejoice in you.[fn]
We will remember your[fn] love more than wine.

The Shulamite
Rightly do they love you.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 - You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;[fn]
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, 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.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 - The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD,
And the poor among men shall rejoice
In the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:1 - The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the LORD,
The excellency of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall 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 - Sing, O heavens!
Be joyful, O earth!
And break out in singing, O mountains!
For the LORD has comforted His people,
And will have mercy on His afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I will greatly rejoice in the LORD,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
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 create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 - I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in My people;
The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10 - “Rejoice with Jerusalem,
And be glad with her, all you who love her;
Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:5 - The inhabitants of Samaria fear
Because of the calf[fn] of Beth Aven.
For its people mourn for it,
And its priests shriek for it—
Because its glory has departed from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:21 - Fear not, O land;
Be glad and rejoice,
For the LORD has done marvelous things!

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And rejoice in the LORD your God;
For He has given you the former rain faithfully,[fn]
And He will cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 - They take up all of them with a hook,
They catch them in their net,
And gather them in their dragnet.
Therefore they rejoice and are 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 joy in the God of my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - The LORD your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 - Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,
And their heart shall rejoice as if with wine.
Yes, their children shall see it and be glad;
Their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
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