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Proverbs 28:12
“When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָלַץʻâlats · aw-lats'
H5970 · Hebrew
H5970 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to jump for joy, i.e. exult
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
- Grammar
- בַּ — preposition
- עֲלֹ֣ץ — verb Qal, infinitive construct
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 2:11 Chronicles 16:32Psalms 5:12Psalms 9:3Psalms 25:2
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 עָלַץ 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.