Strong's Hebrew · H5965
עָלַס
ʻâlaç · aw-las'
[idiom] peacock, rejoice, solace self.
Definition
to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 3 times in Scripture
Proverbs 7:18
“Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!”
Job 20:18
“He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.”
Job 39:13
“The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).