rejoicing
part of speech
noun (plural rejoicings); verb form of rejoice (rejoice, rejoices, rejoiced, rejoicing)
meaning for a pupil
Great joy and happy celebration, shown with parties, songs and dancing. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Joy shown in worship, in festivals and in loving God's teachings; in the Psalms it is the gladness of the heart that comes from God's commandments. Interpretation: Tradition reads rejoicing as a duty at festivals such as Sukkot and Simchat Torah, and sees joy in the commandments as part of serving God. In the primary lessons: in stories a town celebrates a happy event with feasts, bells and dancing: «great rejoicings»
examples
- They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; they shall enter into the king's palace. (Writings PSA.45.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart. (Writings PSA.119.111, JPS 1917) tree →
- The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. (Writings PSA.19.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- The whole village joined the rejoicing when the king came home. tree →
- Bells and songs were a sign of rejoicing. tree →
- After the victory the rejoicings lasted all night. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; they shall enter into the king's palace.
- The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
- Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rejoicing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.