יָגֵ֥ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָגֵ֥ל

   ya-GEL

   let rejoice
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב

   ya-GEL ya-a-KOV

   let rejoice Jacob
3. clause🔊 יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָֽאֵל׃

   ya-GEL ya-a-KOV yis-MAKH yis-ra-EL

   let rejoice Jacob let be glad Israel
4. sentence🔊 מִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִיּוֹן֮ יְשׁוּעַ֢ת יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הוָה שְׁב֣וּת עַמּ֑וֹ יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָֽאֵל׃

   MI yi-TEN mi-tsi-YON ye-SHU-at yis-ra-EL be-SHUV ye-ho-VAH she-VUT am-MO ya-GEL ya-a-KOV yis-MAKH yis-ra-EL

   who will give from Zion salvation of Israel when he restores the LORD the fortunes of his people let rejoice Jacob let be glad Israel

Exegesis

The parallel cola yagel yaakov {יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב | yā-gēl ya-ʿă-qōḇ} and yismah yisrael {יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל | yis-maḥ yiś-rāʾēl} equate Jacob and Israel as the covenant community whose unified joy results from divine reversal.

Root and etymology

g-y-l🔊 ג־י־לgimel–yod–lamed

“to rejoice, exult”

• 🔊 גִּילgîljoy, gladnessPsalm 30:6