What does גִּיל · מָשׂוֹשׂ mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1523, H4885
גִּיל / מָשׂוֹשׂ
Properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice , or (as cringing ) fear · delight , concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
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גִּילH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice , or (as cringing ) fear
Pronunciationgiyl
Rejoicing as visceral, bodily revolution—spinning from overwhelming emotion, whether exultant joy or cowering fear
Open lexicon entry →מָשׂוֹשׂH4885delight , concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
Pronunciationmāśwōś
Joy that encompasses both the inner feeling of delight and its outward expression in celebration.
Open lexicon entry →What does גִּיל / מָשׂוֹשׂ (gîl / māśôś) mean in the Bible?
גִּיל · מָשׂוֹשׂ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "delight, joy, rejoicing.".
Full entry for גִּיל / מָשׂוֹשׂ (H1523, H4885) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1523, H4885?
H1523, H4885 is connected to 63 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. delight, joy, rejoicing.
Source Gloss
delight, joy, rejoicing.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms31
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense31×
ImperfectProv 23:24 · Ps 13:6 · Ps 14:7 · Ps 21:2 · Ps 53:7 · Zech 10:7 · Zeph 3:17 · Hos 10:5 · Isa 9:2 · Isa 29:19 · Prov 2:14 · Ps 13:5 · Ps 149:2 · Isa 61:10 · Ps 35:9 · Ps 97:121×
CohortativeHab 3:18 · Ps 9:15 · Ps 31:8 · Isa 25:9 · Ps 118:24 · Song 1:46×
Sequential imperfectJoel 2:21 · Zech 9:9 · Joel 2:233×
JussiveProv 24:171×
Word Origins
גִּיל / מָשׂוֹשׂ is a primitive root - no further derivation.