Lexical Summary alas: to rejoice Original Word: עָלַסTransliteration: alas Phonetic Spelling: (aw-las') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to rejoice Meaning: to leap for, joy, exult, wave joyously Strong's Concordance Exult, wave joyouslyA primitive root; to leap for joy, i.e. Exult, wave joyously -- X peacock, rejoice, solace self. Brown-Driver-Briggs H5965. alas [עָלַס] verb rejoice ("" with עָלַץ עָלַז,, 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. |
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