Lexical Definition

‎גִּיל‎ gîyl (gheel) to rejoice ^H:V
or (by permutation) גּוּל gûwl (gool); a primitive root

be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.

• properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear

1) to rejoice, exult, be glad
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to rejoice
1a2) to tremble (from fear)

See Greek: ἀγαλλιάω · ἐμπίπλημι · ἐπαίρω · χαίρω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎גִּיל‎] verb rejoice (Nö^{ZMG 1883, 537}; compare Arabic go round or about, be excited to levity, etc.) —

Qal Perfect ‎גַּלְתִּי‎ Isa 65:19 Imperfect ‎יָגִיל‎, ‎תָּגִיל‎ Ps 21:2* + 4 t. (Ps 21:2* Kt ‎יגיל‎, Qr ‎יָ֫גֶל‎ with retracted tone); ‎יָגֵל‎, ‎תָּגֵל‎ Ps 13:6* + 11 t., ‎וַיָּגֶל‎ Ps 16:9, ‎אָגִילָה‎, ‎נָגִילָה‎ Ps 9:15* + 5 t., ‎יָגִילוּ‎ Ps 13:5* + 5 t., ‎יְגִילוּן‎ Ps 89:17*, ‎תָּגֵלְנָה‎ Ps 48:12* + 2 t.; ‎יָגִו֯ל‎ Prov 23:24 Imperative ‎גִּילוּ‎ Ps 2:11 + 4 t., ‎גִּילִי‎ Isa 49:13 + 2 t.; —

1. rejoice,
a. absolute Ps 13:5*; Ps 51:10*; Zech 9:9 || ‎שׂמח‎ Ps 14:7; Ps 16:9; Ps 32:11; Ps 48:12*; Ps 53:7*; Ps 96:11; Ps 97:1; Ps 97:8; Prov 23:24; Prov 23:25; 1Chr 16:31; Hab 1:15 || ‎שׂושׂ‎, ‎שׂישׂ‎ Isa 35:1; Isa 65:18.
b. with ‎בְּ‎ Ps 149:2; Prov 2:14; Prov 24:17; Isa 9:2* ‎בירושׁלם‎ Isa 65:19; Isa 66:10 ‎בישׁועתך‎ Ps 9:15*; Ps 13:6*; Ps 21:2* ‎ביהוה‎ Ps 35:9; Isa 41:16; Zech 10:7 ‎באלהים‎ Isa 61:10; Hab 3:18 ‎׳‎‎בשׁם י‎ Ps 89:17* ‎בקדושׁ ישׂראל‎ Isa 29:19 ‎׳‎‎גיל ושׂמח ב‎ Ps 31:8*; Ps 118:24; Song 1:4; Isa 25:9; Joel 2:23 ‎׳‎‎גילי ושׂמחי כ‎ Joel 2:21.
c. with ‎עַל‎ Zeph 3:17. Besides persons the subject is ‎לֵב‎ Ps 13:6*; Prov 24:17; Zech 10:7 ‎נפשׁ‎ Ps 35:9; Isa 61:10, ‎כבוד‎ ( = ‎נפשׁ‎) Ps 16:9, ‎ארץ‎ 1Chr 16:31; Ps 96:11; Ps 97:1; Isa 49:13, ‎ערבה‎ Isa 35:1; Isa 35:2.

2. tremble (compare Arabic ) Ps 2:11 || ‎עבד‎ (Thes Ew Hi Che, but ᵐ5 Hu De Pe AV RV rejoice), Hos 10:5 || ‎אבל‎ (Thes and most modern, but AV RV that rejoiced over it), possibly error for ‎חיל‎ Ew Gr Che.

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