עָלַס
ʻâlaç · aw-las'
to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] peacock, rejoice, solace self.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › authority, the one who leads › to support and uphold
To see and know of authority, the one who leads that works to support and uphold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָלַס above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- be, and he shall not rejoice1 · 33%
- unto the peacocks1 · 33%
- let us solace1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.