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עָלַז H5937
H5937 is the Hebrew word עָלַז, transliterated ʻâlaz and said aw-laz'. The King James Version most often renders it rejoice.
What it means
to jump for joy, i.e. exult.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
Verses using עָלַז
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 1:20 · KJV
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Psalm 28:7 · KJV
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalm 60:6 · KJV
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalm 68:4 · KJV
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
Psalm 96:12 · KJV
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
Psalm 108:7 · KJV
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalm 149:5 · KJV
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Proverbs 23:16 · KJV
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Isaiah 23:12 · KJV
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
Jeremiah 15:17 · KJV
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
Jeremiah 50:11 · KJV
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
Jeremiah 51:39 · KJV
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
Habakkuk 3:18 · KJV
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Zephaniah 3:14 · KJV
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5937 mean?
H5937 is the Hebrew word עָלַז (ʻâlaz), meaning to jump for joy, i.e. exult.
How is H5937 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rejoice (7 times), joyful (2 times), triumph (1 time), greatly rejoiceth (1 time), nor rejoiced (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5937 appear in the Bible?
עָלַז (ʻâlaz) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5937 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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