rejoice
part of speech
verb (rejoice, rejoices, rejoiced, rejoicing); noun rejoicing
meaning for a pupil
1) To rejoice is to feel or show great joy or happiness. tree →
2) (church, Bible) To rejoice in God is to be glad and praise God, as in "Rejoice in the Lord always". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Tradition holds that joy is a commandment on the festivals, when the people ate and celebrated before God with their families and the poor. In the primary lessons: In church and the Bible, "rejoice" is a common word in hymns, psalms and Christmas carols ("Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel"). In stories, a whole village rejoices when the dragon is defeated or a lost child comes home. In everyday speech it sounds rather formal or old-fashioned; people more often say "celebrate" or "be over the moon". Phrases: "rejoice at", "rejoice in", "rejoice over", "there was great rejoicing".
examples
- And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, and, Issachar, in thy tents. (Torah DEU.33.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.27.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. (Torah EXO.18.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Writings PSA.2.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- I rejoice at Thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. (Writings PSA.119.162, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD hath done great things with us; we are rejoiced. (Writings PSA.126.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The whole village rejoiced when the lost girl was found. tree →
- (Bible) "Rejoice in the Lord always," wrote Saint Paul. tree →
- We sang "Rejoice" at the carol service. tree →
- (Bible) In the parable, the shepherd rejoiced when he found the lost sheep. tree →
- There was great rejoicing when the war ended. tree →
- The fans rejoiced as the final whistle blew. tree →
- (formal) We rejoice at the news of your recovery. tree →
- And my father’s heart will rejoice.’ tree →
note
Regular verb: rejoiced, rejoicing. The noun "rejoicing" is uncountable ("much rejoicing"). It is a formal or church word; in everyday talk say "be very happy" or "celebrate".
In the corpora
- And thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God.
- And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, and, Issachar, in thy tents.
- Forasmuch as this people hath refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoiceth with Rezin and Remaliah's son;
- The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
- The wilderness and the parched land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Trees and pragmatics
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