To rejoice
שׂוּשׂStrong’s H7797sus (su-s)
Appears in 24 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sus is the Hebrew word usually translated “rejoice”, “rejoiced” and “may they exult”. It appears in 24 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
Meaning
- To exult, rejoice(Qal) to exult, display joy
How it's translated
- he will rejoice 3
- he rejoiced 2
- may they exult 2
- and i will rejoice 2
- exult 2
- to rejoice 1
- they exult 1
- so it may rejoices 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 8
- Psalms 7
- Deuteronomy 2
- Job 2
- Lamentations 2
- Jeremiah 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 30:9And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
- Job 3:22Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
- Job 39:21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
- Psalms 19:5Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
- Psalms 35:9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
- Psalms 40:16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
Hebrew dictionary
שׂוּשׂ sus · to rejoice
1) to exult, rejoice 1a) (Qal) to exult, display joy
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.