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Proverbs 23:16
“Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָלַזʻâlaz · aw-laz'
H5937 · Hebrew
H5937 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to jump for joy, i.e. exult
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- תַעְלֹ֥זְנָה — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Samuel 1:20Psalms 28:7Psalms 60:8Psalms 68:5Psalms 94:3
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָלַז here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.