גִּילָה
gila · rejoicing
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1525 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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gila (גִּילָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “rejoicing”.
Gladness that leaps.
How to say it
gi·la
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
- Joy that leaps and shouts.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- as exultation ×1
- rejoicing ×1
Where it appears
- Isaiah 35:2
It will surely blossom and rejoice, yes, with rejoicing and shouting for joy; the glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of YHWH, the majesty of our Elohim.
- Isaiah 65:18
But rather rejoice and exult forever in what I create; for look, I create Jerusalem as exultation, and her people as rejoicing.