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5965. alas
alas: to rejoice
Original Word: עָלַס
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: alas
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-las')
Short Definition: delight

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to rejoice
NASB Translation
delight (1), enjoy (1), flap joyously (1).

[עָלַס] verb rejoice ("" with עָלַז, עָלַץ, q. v.; Late Hebrew עֲלִיסָה rejoicing (once LevyNHWB iii. 657)); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲלֹס Job 20:18 he shall not rejoice.

Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נֶעֱלָ֑סָה Job 39:13 (of ostrich's wing) = flap joyously.

Hithpa`el Imperfect1plural cohortative נִתְעַלְּסָה Proverbs 7:18 let us delight ourselves in (ב) love.



Exult, wave joyously

A primitive root; to leap for joy, i.e. Exult, wave joyously -- X peacock, rejoice, solace self.

יַעֲלֹֽס׃ יעלס׃ נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה נֶעֱלָ֑סָה נעלסה נתעלסה ne‘ĕlāsāh ne·‘ĕ·lā·sāh neeLasah niṯ‘alləsāh niṯ·‘al·lə·sāh nitalleSah ya‘ălōs ya·‘ă·lōs yaaLos


Strong's Hebrew 5965
3 Occurrences

ne·‘ĕ·lā·sāh — 1 Occ.
niṯ·‘al·lə·sāh — 1 Occ.
ya·‘ă·lōs — 1 Occ.

Job 20:18
BIB: תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃
NAS: He cannot even enjoy [them].
KJV: [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].
INT: of his trading cannot enjoy

Job 39:13
BIB: כְּנַף־ רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה אִם־ אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה
NAS: wings flap joyously With the pinion
KJV: wings unto the peacocks? or wings
INT: wings the ostriches' flap lo the pinion

Proverbs 7:18
BIB: עַד־ הַבֹּ֑קֶר נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה בָּאֳהָבִֽים׃
NAS: morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
KJV: until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
INT: until morning delight caresses

3 Occurrences

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