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).

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