To rejoice
גִּילStrong’s H1523gil
Appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gil is the Hebrew word usually translated “let it be glad”, “glad” and “rejoice”. It appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament.
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
Meaning
- To rejoice, exult, be glad(Qal)
How it's translated
- and let it be glad 4
- and be glad 4
- i will rejoice 3
- they will be glad 2
- let it be glad 2
- let us be glad 2
- be glad 2
- and rejoice 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 19
- Isaiah 11
- Proverbs 4
- Joel 2
- Habakkuk 2
- Zechariah 2
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 10:7In contextAnd they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 16:31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.
- Psalms 2:11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Psalms 9:14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
- Psalms 13:4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
- Psalms 13:5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
All 44 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
גִּיל gil · to rejoice
1) to rejoice, exult, be glad 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rejoice 1a2) to tremble (from fear)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rejoice” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REJOICE, verb intransitive
rejois'.
- “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn” Proverbs 29:2“I will rejoice in thy salvation” Psalms 9:14
All definitions and other forms of “rejoice”
REJOICE, verb transitive
rejois'. To make joyful; to gladden; to animate with lively pleasurable sensations; to exhilarate.
- “Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father” Proverbs 29:3
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.