Definition
or (by permutation) גּוּל; a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
Traditional renderings: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Traditional renderings: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גִּיל:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
45 total
- 1 Chronicles 16:31וְתָגֵ֣ל · rejoiceLet the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
- Psalm 2:11וְ֝גִ֗ילוּ · and rejoiceServe the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Psalm 9:14אָ֝גִ֗ילָה · I may rejoice…that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
- Psalm 13:4יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ · rejoice…lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.
- Psalm 13:5יָ֤גֵ֥ל · will rejoiceBut I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
- Psalm 14:7יָגֵ֥ל · rejoiceOh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Psalm 16:9וַיָּ֣גֶל · rejoicesTherefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
- Psalm 21:1יָּ֥גֶיל · greatlyFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
- Psalm 31:7אָגִ֥ילָה · I will be gladI will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
- Psalm 32:11וְ֭גִילוּ · and rejoiceBe glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Psalm 35:9תָּגִ֣יל · will rejoiceThen my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
- Psalm 48:11תָּ֭גֵלְנָה · rejoiceMount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
- Psalm 51:8תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה · rejoiceLet me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
- Psalm 53:6יָגֵ֥ל · rejoiceOh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Psalm 89:16יְגִיל֣וּן · They rejoiceThey rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
- Psalm 96:11וְתָגֵ֣ל · rejoiceLet the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
- Psalm 97:1תָּגֵ֣ל · rejoiceThe LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
- Psalm 97:8וַ֭תָּגֵלְנָה · exultZion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
- Psalm 118:24נָגִ֖ילָה · we will rejoiceThis is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
- Psalm 149:2יָגִ֥ילוּ · rejoiceLet Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
- Proverbs 2:14יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ · and rejoice…from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
- Proverbs 23:24גּוֹל · will greatly rejoice; יָגוֹלThe father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- Proverbs 23:25וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל · rejoiceMay your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
- Proverbs 24:17יָגֵ֥ל · rejoiceDo not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Song of Solomon 1:4נָגִ֤ילָה · We will rejoiceTake me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
- Isaiah 9:3יָגִ֖ילוּ · [men] rejoiceYou have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
- Isaiah 25:9נָגִ֥ילָה · Let us rejoiceAnd in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
- Isaiah 29:19יָגִֽילוּ׃ · will rejoiceThe humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 35:1וְתָגֵ֧ל · will rejoiceThe wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
- Isaiah 35:2וְתָגֵ֗ל · rejoiceIt will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Isaiah 41:16תָּגִ֣יל · will rejoiceYou will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 49:13וְגִ֣ילִי · rejoiceShout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Isaiah 61:10תָּגֵ֤ל · will exultI will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Isaiah 65:18וְגִ֙ילוּ֙ · and rejoiceBut be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
- Isaiah 65:19וְגַלְתִּ֥י · I will rejoiceI will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
- Isaiah 66:10וְגִ֥ילוּ · and rejoiceBe glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,
- Hosea 10:5יָגִ֔ילוּ · those who rejoicedThe people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.
- Joel 2:21גִּ֣ילִי · rejoiceDo not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
- Joel 2:23גִּ֤ילוּ · Be gladBe glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
- Habakkuk 1:15וְיָגִֽיל׃The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.
- Habakkuk 3:18אָגִ֖ילָה · I will rejoice…yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Zephaniah 3:17יָגִ֥יל · He will rejoiceThe LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Zechariah 9:9גִּילִ֨י · RejoiceRejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Zechariah 10:7יָגֵ֥ל · will rejoiceEphraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.