To rejoice
עָלַסStrong’s H5965alas (a-las)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Alas is the Hebrew word usually translated “rejoice”, “it flaps joyously” and “let us delight ourselves”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- To rejoice(Qal) to rejoice · (Niphal) to exult · (Hithpael) to delight oneself
How it's translated
- he will rejoice 1
- it flaps joyously 1
- let us delight ourselves 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 2
- Proverbs 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
עָלַס alas · to rejoice
1) to rejoice 1a) (Qal) to rejoice 1b) (Niphal) to exult 1b1) to flap joyously (of ostrich) 1c) (Hithpael) to delight oneself
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.