alats · exult

What it means

alats (עָלַץ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “exult”.

Rejoice greatly.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To shout and leap for joy; a whole city can do it.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• exult ×5
• exults ×1
• rejoice ×1
• rejoices ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×1
• Psalms×4
• Proverbs×2

• 1 Samuel 2:1

  And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in YHWH; my horn is lifted high in YHWH. My mouth opens wide over my enemies, for I rejoice in your salvation.

• 1 Chronicles 16:32

  Let the sea thunder, and its fullness; let the field exult, and all that is in it.

• Psalms 5:11

  But let all who take refuge in you be glad; forever let them shout for joy, and may you cover them; and let those who love your name exult in you.

• Psalms 9:2

  I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing psalms to your name, Elyon.

• Psalms 25:2

  My Elohim, in you I have trusted; let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies exult over me.

• Psalms 68:3

  But let the righteous be glad, let them exult before Elohim, and let them rejoice with gladness.

• Proverbs 11:10

  At the prosperity of the righteous the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

• Proverbs 28:12

  When the righteous rejoice, great is the splendor, but when the wicked rise, people are sought out.