H5965: עָלַס
ʻâlaç · pronounced aw-las' · “to rejoice”
Definition
to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously
KJV translates it as: [idiom] peacock, rejoice, solace self.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to rejoice
1a) (Qal) to rejoice
1b) (Niphal) to exult
1b1) to flap joyously (of ostrich)
1c) (Hithpael) to delight oneself
1a) (Qal) to rejoice
1b) (Niphal) to exult
1b1) to flap joyously (of ostrich)
1c) (Hithpael) to delight oneself
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5965 is translated
- he will rejoice ×1
- it flaps joyously ×1
- let us delight ourselves ×1
Bible verses with H5965 (ʻâlaç)
ʻâlaç appears in 3 verses.
- Job 20:18
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
- Job 39:13
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
- Proverbs 7:18
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.