גִּיל
gîl
rejoice
Strong's H1523VerbHebrewTWOT 346Emotions

גִּיל (gîl) is a Hebrew verb meaning rejoice. It appears 46 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1523).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 346)

Range of meaning (TWOT 346)rejoice, go around, about, be excited; tremble; spin, cringing, fear; be glad, joy, be joyful
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

גִּיל verb: rejoice, go around, about, be excited

Strong's H1523 גִּיל: properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
KJV:be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

1 Chronicles 16:31Psalms 2:11Proverbs 2:14

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