גִּיל gil
Hebrew word for “to rejoice” · Strong’s H1523 · used 45 times in 44 verses
Meaning
1) to rejoice, exult, be glad; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to rejoice; 1a2) to tremble (from fear)
How it is translated
Glosses given for gil in context, with how often each is used:
- glad 13
- will rejoice 5
- will be glad 5
- rejoice 3
- us be glad 2
- may be glad 2
- may it rejoice 1
- him rejoice 1
- rejoiced 1
- exults 1
- them rejoice 1
- rejoice ! 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 19 | 1.0 | |
| Isaiah | 11 | 0.6 | |
| Proverbs | 5 | 0.7 | |
| Joel | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Habakkuk | 2 | 3.0 | |
| Zechariah | 2 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Song of Solomon | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Zephaniah | 1 | 1.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 13 (2), Psalms 97 (2), Proverbs 23 (2), Isaiah 35 (2), Isaiah 65 (2), Joel 2 (2), 1 Chronicles 16 (1), Psalms 2 (1), Psalms 9 (1), Psalms 14 (1)
Forms
- יגילו 6
- יגל 6
- ותגל 5
- וגילו 4
- אגילה 3
- נגילה 3
- תגיל 2
- תגלנה 2
- תגל 2
- יגיל 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with gil more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׂמַח samach “to rejoice” 24
- שׂוּשׂ sus “to rejoice” 7
- צִיּוֹן tsiyyon “Zion” 8
- יְשׁוּעָה yeshuah “salvation” 7
- שִׂמְחָה simchah “joy” 4
- גִּילָה gilah “rejoicing” 2
- לֵב lev “heart” 5
- רָנַן ranan “to sing” 3
- בַּת bat “daughter” 4
- צְדָקָה tsedaqah “righteousness” 3
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 4
- מָשׂוֹשׂ masvos “rejoicing” 2
Key verses
The verses using gil that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Song of Solomon 1:4 — Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the…
- Isaiah 25:9 — And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad…
- Isaiah 29:19 — The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 35:2 — It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they…
- Isaiah 49:13 — Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his…
- Isaiah 61:10 — I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe…
- Isaiah 66:10 — Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
- Hosea 10:5 — The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on…
- Joel 2:23 — Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you…
- Habakkuk 3:18 — Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
- Zephaniah 3:17 — The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
See all 44 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.