Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to exult
Usage: (Qal) to exult, rejoice, triumph
Strong's Number
H5937
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
16
Books
7
Strong's H5937 Quick Answer
Strong's H5937 עָלַז (`alaz) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `alaz (aw-laz') v. 1. to jump for joy, i.e. exult [a primitive root] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include rejoice, joyful, triumph, and joy. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `alaz (aw-laz') v. 1. to jump for joy, i.e. exult [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 16 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- rejoice, joyful, triumph, and joy
Meaning and Definition
`alaz (aw-laz') v. 1. to jump for joy, i.e. exult [a primitive root] KJV: be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5937. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5937 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `alaz, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H5937 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5937 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5937 in the Old Testament
16 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Usage Excerpts
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5937.
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5937, grouped by book.
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5937 FAQ
What does alaz (עָלַז) mean?
Alaz (Strong's H5937) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be joyful". `alaz (aw-laz') v. 1. to jump for joy, i.e. exult [a primitive root]
How many times is alaz (עָלַז) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H5937 across 7 books.
Where can I study alaz (עָלַז) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5937 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate alaz (עָלַז)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rejoice, joyful, triumph, and joy. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.