Lexical Definition

‎עָלַץ‎ ʻâlats (aw-lats') to rejoice ^H:V
a primitive root

be joyful, rejoice, triumph.

• to jump for joy, i.e. exult

1) to rejoice, exult
1a) (Qal) to exult

See Greek: καταγελάω · καυχάομαι · στερεόω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָלַץ‎ verb rejoice, exult (Late Hebrew id. (rare); Hiph`il Imperfect ‎יעליצו‎ Eccl 40:20 Assyrian elêƒu, exult; Sabean ‎מעלץ‎ joys CIS^{iv, No. 197, 1. 5. 7}; see also ‎עלז‎, ‎עלס‎); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎לִבִּי בְּי‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ 1Sam 2:1 my heart exulteth in ‎׳‎‎י‎; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יַעֲלֹץ הַשָּׂדֶה‎ 1Chr 16:32 the field exulteth; compare 3 feminine singular ‎תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה‎ Prov 11:10 (|| ‎רנן‎); 1 singular ‎אֶעֶלְצָה בָּ֑ךְ‎ Ps 9:3* (i.e. in ‎׳‎‎י‎; + ‎שׂמח‎, || ‎זמּר‎); 3 masculine plural ‎יַעְלְצוּ בְךָ‎ Ps 5:12* (in ‎׳‎‎י‎; || ‎שׂמח‎, ‎רנן‎); ‎יַעַלְצוּ לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים‎ Ps 68:4* (+ ‎שׂמח‎, || ‎שׂישׂ‎); + ‎לִי‎ Ps 25:2 exult at me; Infinitive construct ‎בַּעֲלֹץ‎ Prov 28:12 when the righteous exult.

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