What does גִּיל · לֵב mean in the Bible?
גִּיל · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "do not let your heart exult, rejoice, leap for joy".
Hebrew · H1523, H3820
אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּךָ
Properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice , or (as cringing ) fear · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
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גִּיל H1523 properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice , or (as cringing ) fear
Pronunciation giyl
Rejoicing as visceral, bodily revolution—spinning from overwhelming emotion, whether exultant joy or cowering fear
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לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciation lev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
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What does אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּךָ (al-yagel libbekha) mean in the Bible?
גִּיל · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "do not let your heart exult, rejoice, leap for joy".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1523, H3820?
H1523, H3820 is connected to 642 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. do not let your heart exult, rejoice, leap for joy
Source Gloss
do not let your heart exult, rejoice, leap for joy
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 31
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 31×
Imperfect Prov 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 97:1 21×
Cohortative Hab 3:18 · Ps 9:15 · Ps 31:8 · Isa 25:9 · Ps 118:24 · Song 1:4 6×
Sequential imperfect Joel 2:21 · Zech 9:9 · Joel 2:23 3×
Jussive Prov 24:17 1×
Word Origins
אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּךָ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain