1 Samuel 2:1
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
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Rejoiceth
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James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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4 occurrences in 4 verses.
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שָׂמַח
sâmach · saw-makh'
4 times translated as this KJV form152 total Strong's occurrences
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Strong's KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, × very.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 13:9Strong's last: Ezekiel 35:14
Open full H8055 profile →χαίρω
chaírō · khah'-ee-ro
3 times translated as this KJV form78 total Strong's occurrences
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
Strong's KJV usage: :--farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 18:13Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 13:6
Open full G5463 profile →שׂוּשׂ
sûws · soos
3 times translated as this KJV form27 total Strong's occurrences
to be bright, i.e. cheerful
Strong's KJV usage: be glad, × greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Job 39:21Strong's last: Isaiah 64:5
Open full H7797 profile →עָלַץ
ʻâlats · aw-lats'
2 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
to jump for joy, i.e. exult
Strong's KJV usage: be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 2:1Strong's last: Proverbs 11:10
Open full H5970 profile →גִּיל
gîyl · gheel
1 times translated as this KJV form44 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
Strong's KJV usage: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 16:9Strong's last: Psalms 16:9
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mâsôws · maw-soce'
1 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
Strong's KJV usage: joy, mirth, rejoice.
Strong's first: Isaiah 62:5Strong's last: Isaiah 62:5
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ʻâlaz · aw-laz'
1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
to jump for joy, i.e. exult
Strong's KJV usage: be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 28:7Strong's last: Psalms 28:7
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ʻâlêz · aw-laze'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
exultant
Strong's KJV usage: that rejoiceth.
Strong's first: Isaiah 5:14Strong's last: Isaiah 5:14
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H5938
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
H4885
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
H7797
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
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rejoice
REJOICE, verb intransitive rejois'.
To experience joy and gladness in a high degree; to be exhilarated with lively and pleasurable sensations; to exult.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Proverbs 29:2.
I will rejoice in thy salvation. Psalms 9:14.
REJOICE, verb transitive rejois'. To make joyful; to gladden; to animate with lively pleasurable sensations; to exhilarate.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father. Proverbs 29:3.
While she, great saint, rejoices heaven.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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