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Psalms 31:8
“And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גִּילgîyl · gheel
H1523 · Hebrew
H1523 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
- Derivation
- or (by permutation) גּוּל; a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
- Grammar
- אָגִ֥ילָה — verb Qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 46 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Chronicles 16:31Psalms 2:11Psalms 9:15Psalms 13:5Psalms 13:6
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 גִּיל 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.