יָשִׂ֥ישׂ

𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤔

sûws

rejoices

To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.

sasa "over joy" (Zulu) · nsansa "gladness, happiness, bright with happiness" (Bemba)

H7797

Isaiah 62:5 · Word #11

Lexicon H7797

Lemmaשׂוּשׂ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤔
Transliterationsûws
Strong'sH7797
DefinitionTo exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.

Morphology HVqi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraserejoices

SIBI-P1 Translation H7797-15

he exults

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect 3ms denotes simple active action by a masculine singular subject. "He exults" preserves the root sense of active, exuberant, often public joy rather than a mild internal gladness.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he will rejoice

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'He exults' is legitimate but 'he will rejoice' is more commonly used and matches the future sense of the Hebrew verb in context.

Bantu Hebrew

יָשִׂ֥ישׂ (sûws) — To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.

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Word Meaning Language
sasa over joy Zulu
nsansa gladness, happiness, bright with happiness Bemba