נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה

𐤍𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤎𐤄

nitealesah

let us delight ourselves

a primitive root; to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously; [idiom] peacock, rejoice, solace self.

H5965

Proverbs 7:18 · Word #6

Lexicon H5965

Lemmaעָלַס
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤋𐤎
Transliterationʻâlaç
Strong'sH5965
In-contextlet us delight ourselves

Morphology HVth1cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive
Conjugation h — Cohortative — First-person wish or intention
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H5965-02

let us exult ourselves

Rootעלס (ʿ-l-s)
Core Meaningsleaping, exultation, exuberant joy, lively rejoicing
Semantic Rangeto leap for joy, to exult, to rejoice exuberantly, to display animated gladness, to delight oneself
Conceptual SignificanceThis root portrays joy as active and embodied—an outward, communal expression of delight. In biblical usage, it often signifies shared rejoicing before God, highlighting covenantal gladness and celebratory trust in His saving acts.
Morphological NotesHitpael verb, 1st person common plural, cohortative (paragogic ה); reflexive-intensive stem expressing shared, self-engaged rejoicing.
Rendering RationaleThe Hitpael stem conveys a reflexive or self-involving action, and the 1st person common plural form with cohortative ending expresses an exhortation: "let us." "Exult ourselves" preserves the root idea of lively, leaping joy while reflecting the reflexive nuance of the stem and the plural speaker.

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Words from Root עלס (leaping, exultation, exuberant joy, lively rejoicing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1185-01 baalis Exultant-One
H5965-01 neelasah she was made to leap-for-joy
H5965-03 yaalos he will leap in exultation

Word Usage (3 occurrences of H5965)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Proverbs 7:18 נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה nitealesah let us delight ourselves
Job 20:18 יַעֲלֹֽס yaalos he will rejoice
Job 39:13 נֶעֱלָ֑סָה neelasah waves-proudly