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עָלַס ʻâlaç — to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously
pronounced aw-las' · Strong's H5965 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 3 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Niph'al, Hitpa'el
Translated in the KJV as × peacock, rejoice, solace self.
a primitive root; to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously.
ʻâlaç in each stem
Qal (Pa'al) 1×
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
יַעֲלֹֽסJob 20:18Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. (KJV)
Niph'al 1×
Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them
Perfect (qatal) 1
נֶעֱלָ֑סָהJob 39:13Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? (KJV)
Hitpa'el 1×
Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves
Cohortative 1
נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הProv 7:18Cohortative, 1st person common plural
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. (KJV)
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›
In the app, tap any Hebrew verb while reading: its root, stem and form are named, the letters of the word itself are coloured to show which is which, and the stem's meaning is put in plain English. ʻâlaç in the lexicon ›
Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.
