Definition

properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear

Etymology

or (by permutation) גּוּל; a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• be glad
• joy
• be joyful
• rejoice

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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