צָהַל tsâhal — to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful
Translated in the KJV as bellow, cry aloud, lift up, neigh, rejoice, make to shine, shout.
a primitive root; to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions).
tsâhal in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Imperative 4Imperfect (yiqtol) 3Perfect (qatal) 2
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Hiph'il
Infinitive construct 1
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.
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 ›